Table 2 Appropriate decisions in regard to 6 process indicators
From: Gender bias revisited: new insights on the differential management of chest pain
CHD | No CHD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women (n = 88) | Men (n = 92) | p-value | Women (n = 608) | Men (n = 450) | p-value | |
GP assumes CHD - n (%) | 59 (67.0) | 64 (69.6) | 0.72 | 67 (11.0) | 53 (11.8) | 0.71 |
Exercise test - n (%) | 3 (3.4) | 7 (7.6) | 0.22 | 26 (4.3) | 33 (7.3) | 0.03 |
Referral cardiologist - n (%) | 24 (27.3) | 19 (20.7) | 0.30 | 53 (8.7) | 47 (10.4) | 0.34 |
Exercise test or referral cardiologist - n (%) | 27 (30.7) | 26 (28.3) | 0.72 | 79 (13.0) | 80 (17.8) | 0.03 |
Indication for urgent hospital admission | No Indication for urgent hospital admission | |||||
Women (n = 37) | Men (n = 33) | p-value | Women (n = 505) | Men (n = 663) | p-value | |
GP assumes ACS - n (%) | 14 (42.4) | 14 (37.8) | 0.70 | 6 (0.9) | 10 (2.0) | 0.12 |
Hospital admission - n (%) | 12 (36.4) | 18 (48.6) | 0.30 | 8 (1.2) | 18 (3.6) | < 0.01 |