Table 2

CT angiography (CTA) and exercise electrocardiography (XECG) agreement (n = 452)

XECG not performed (n = 178)Negative agreement (n = 138)Disagreement (n = 89)Positive agreement (n = 47)p Value*
Gender (female)91 (0.51)79 (0.57)40 (0.45)7 (0.15)<0.001
Age (years), mean (SD)57 (10)52 (9)56 (10)59 (9)<0.001
Heart rate (min−1), mean (SD)68 (12)70 (13)68 (10)64 (12)0.02
Pre-test probability (%), mean (SD)57 (27)45 (25)52 (28)68 (32)<0.001
Risk profile
    Nicotine abuse59 (0.33)40 (0.29)23 (0.26)14 (0.30)0.65
    Hypertension98 (0.55)52 (0.38)43 (0.48)27 (0.57)0.01
    Dyslipidaemia102 (0.57)78 (0.57)55 (0.62)36 (0.77)0.08
    Diabetes27 (0.15)12 (0.09)16 (0.18)8 (0.17)0.18
    Family history of CVD72 (0.40)75 (0.54)39 (0.44)20 (0.43)0.09
    History of vascular disease20 (0.11)4 (0.03)3 (0.03)5 (0.11)0.01
Chest pain symptoms0.003
    Typical60 (0.34)26 (0.19)28 (0.31)27 (0.57)
    Atypical97 (0.54)90 (0.65)43 (0.48)12 (0.26)
    Non-anginal21 (0.12)22 (0.16)18 (0.20)8 (0.17)
CT angiography
    >50% Stenosis, any vessel48 (0.27)045 (0.51)47 (1.0)<0.001
    Single-vessel disease19 (0.11)026 (0.29)16 (0.34)<0.001
    Two-vessel disease16 (0.09)010 (0.11)13 (0.28)<0.001
    Three-vessel disease13 (0.07)09 (0.10)18 (0.38)<0.001
Catheter angiography38 (0.21)6 (0.04)27 (0.30)25 (0.53)<0.001
    >50% Stenosis, any vessel22 (0.12)011 (0.12)22 (0.47)
    Single-vessel disease8 (0.04)07 (0.08)8 (0.17)
    Two-vessel disease9 (0.05)03 (0.03)8 (0.17)
    Three-vessel disease5 (0.03)01 (0.01)6 (0.13)<0.001
Revascularisation25 (0.14)011 (0.12)22 (0.47)<0.001
    Bypass graft surgery5 (0.03)01 (0.01)7 (0.15)0.05
    Percutaneous intervention20 (0.11)010 (0.11)15 (0.32)0.03
  • Results are shown as number (proportion of the total) unless stated otherwise.

  • *Analysis of variance test. Excluding 19 patients with unavailable CT angiography results.

  • CVD, cardiovascular disease.