Characteristics in the Control, Cardiac Chest Pain, and Non-cardiac Chest Pain Groups
| Characteristics | Control n = 1240 |
CCP n = 59 |
P-value |
NCCP n = 174 |
P-value |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 44.8 ± 13.9 | 49.0 ± 13.4 | 0.025 | 43.6 ± 13.7 | 0.286 | 0.009 |
| Female | 620 (50) | 36 (61) | 0.098 | 75 (43) | 0.088 | 0.580 |
| SF-8 | ||||||
| PCS | 49.3 ± 6.9 | 44.3 ± 8.7 | < 0.001 | 44.9 ± 6.6 | < 0.001 | 0.570 |
| MCS | 48.1 ± 8.0 | 44.7 ± 9.1 | 0.002 | 43.4 ± 8.6 | < 0.001 | 0.345 |
| GerdQ (–/+) | 1110/130 | 40/19 | < 0.001 | 117/57 | < 0.001 | 0.937 |
| HADS-A (–/+) | 899/341 | 28/31 | < 0.001 | 70/104 | < 0.001 | 0.331 |
| HADS-D (–/+) | 576/664 | 22/37 | 0.213 | 47/127 | < 0.001 | 0.135 |
aCompared with control subjects.
bCompared with subjects with cardiac chest pain (CCP).
NCCP, non-cardiac chest pain; SF-8, Short Form-8; PCS, physical component summary score; MCS, mental component summary score; GerdQ, gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire; HADS-A, hospital anxiety and depression scale related to anxiety; HADS-D, hospital anxiety and depression scale related to depression.
For GerdQ, HADS-A and HADS-D, sores ≥ 8 were defined as positive.
Data are presented as mean ± SD, n (%), or n.