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Table 2 Complaint pictures

From: Elevated high-sensitive cardiac troponin T in emergency department patients: insights from a retrospective descriptive cohort study

Complaint picture

NCA

(n = 3230)

DCA

(n = 705)

PCI

(n = 652)

Total

(n = 4587)

p-value < 0.001

Malaise

1104 (39.6%)

210 (34.0%)

166 (29.1%)

1480 (37.2%)

 

Breathing problem

647 (23.2%)

135 (21.8%)

101 (17.7%)

883 (22.2%)

 

Chest pain

159 (5.7%)

113 (18.3%)

160 (28.0%)

432 (10.9%)

 

Palpitations

141 (5.1%)

68 (11.0%)

53 (9.3%)

262 (6.6%)

 

Collapse

112 (4.0%)

21 (3.4%)

20 (3.5%)

153 (3.8%)

 

Abdominal pain

117 (4.2%)

14 (2.3%)

18 (3.2%)

149 (3.7%)

 

General indicators

114 (4.1%)

8 (1.3%)

11 (1.9%)

133 (3.3%)

 

Extremity problems

78 (2.8%)

13 (2.1%)

10 (1.8%)

101 (2.5%)

 

Falls

60 (2.2%)

8 (1.3%)

13 (2.3%)

81 (2.0%)

 

Gastrointestinal bleeding

52 (1.9%)

1 (0.2%)

2 (0.4%)

55 (1.4%)

 

Seizure

47 (1.7%)

5 (0.8%)

1 (0.2%)

53 (1.3%)

 

Diarrhea and vomiting

32 (1.1%)

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

33 (0.8%)

 

Head injury

25 (0.9%)

3 (0.5%)

3 (0.5%)

31 (0.8%)

 

Headache

23 (0.8%)

5 (0.8%)

2 (0.4%)

30 (0.8%)

 

Overdose and poisoning

11 (0.4%)

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

12 (0.3%)

 

Drunk appearance

6 (0.2%)

2 (0.3%)

2 (0.4%)

10 (0.3%)

 

Conspicuous behavior

7 (0.3%)

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

8 (0.2%)

 

Diabetes

6 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.4%)

8 (0.2%)

 

Back pain

9 (0.3%)

4 (0.6%)

2 (0.4%)

15 (0.4%)

 

Asthma

5 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

6 (0.2%)

 

Psychiatric illness

6 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

7 (0.2%)

 

Eye problems

5 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.4%)

7 (0.2%)

 

Allergy

3 (0.1%)

2 (0.3%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (0.1%)

 

Urological problems

5 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

5 (0.1%)

 

Wounds

4 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (0.1%)

 

Facial problems

3 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (0.1%)

 

Sore throat

1 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

2 (0.1%)

 

Abscesses and local infections

1 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.1%)

 

Torso injury

2 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.1%)

 

Resuscitation

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.0%)

 

Severe trauma

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.0%)

 

Dental problems

1 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.0%)

 

Skin rashes

1 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.0%)

 

N missing

441 (13.7%)

87 (12.3%)

81 (12.4%)

609 (13.3%)

 
  1. Abbreviations: DCA, diagnostic coronary angiography; NCA, no coronary angiography; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention;