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Table 3 Variables associated with classic and non-classic pain sites presentation using Chi-Squared testa

From: Prevalence of classic and non-classic pain sites of coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Non-classic (n = 62)

Classic (n = 38)

X2

p

Age

57 and less

33 (70.2%)

14 (29.8%)

2.54

0.11

58 and more

39 (54.7%)

24 (45.3%)

Sex

Female

11 (52.4%)

10 (47.6%)

1.04

0.31

Male

51 (64.6%)

28 (35.4%)

Residency

Rural

16 (55.2%)

13 (44.8%)

0.81

0.37

Urban

46 (64.8%)

25 (35.2%)

Smoking

No

10 (35.7%)

18 (64.3%)

11.41

0.001

Φ = 0.34

Yes

52 (72.2%)

20 (27.8%)

Alcohol

No

56 (61.5%)

35 (38.5%)

-

1.0

Yes

6 (66.7%)

3 (33.3%)

Diabetes

No

40 (64.5%)

22 (35.5%)

0.44

0.51

Yes

22 (57.9%)

16 (42.1%)

Hypertension

No

32 (68.1%)

15 (31.9%)

1.39

0.24

Yes

30 (56.6%)

23 (43.4%)

Familial history of heart disease

No

25 (61.0%)

16 (39.0%)

0.03

0.90

Yes

37 (62.7%)

22 (37.3%)

Previous heart disease

No

24 (51.1%)

23 (48.9%)

4.50

0.03

Φ = 0.21

Yes

38 (71.7%)

15 (28.3%)

Recent dental procedure

No

56 (65.9%)

29 (34.1%)

3.63

0.06

Yes

6 (40.0%)

9 (60.0%)

Sports

No

43 (60.6%)

28 (39.4%)

0.21

0.64

Yes

19 (65.5%)

10 (34.5%)

  1. aFisher’s exact test was used where appropriate