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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 1, 2004; 10(5): 707-712
Published online Mar 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.707
Published online Mar 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.707
Table 2 Prevalence rates and characteristics of chest pain in studied population
| Male | Female | Total | |
| (n = 938) | (n = 1271) | (n = 2209) | |
| Chest pain over the past year (%) | 213 (22.7) | 241 (19.0) | 454 (20.6) |
| Possible angina by Rose angina | 57 (6.1) | 90 (7.1) | 147 (6.7) |
| Questionnaire or ischaemic heart | |||
| disease diagnosed by physicians(%) | |||
| Noncardiac chest pain-NCCP (%) | 156 (16.6) | 151 (11.9) | 307 (13.9) |
| NCCP severity (%) | |||
| Mild | 69 | 66 | 67 |
| Moderate | 27 | 32 | 29 |
| Severe or incapacitated | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| NCCP frequency (%) | |||
| < once / month | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| ≥ once / month | 22 | 19 | 21 |
| > once / weekly | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| NCCP location | |||
| Central | 46 | 55 | 50 |
| Left | 44 | 37 | 41 |
| Right | 10 | 8 | 9 |
- Citation: Wong WM, Lam KF, Cheng C, Hui WM, Xia HHX, Lai KC, Hu WH, Huang JQ, Lam CL, Chan CK, Chan AO, Lam SK, Wong BCY. Population based study of noncardiac chest pain in southern Chinese: Prevalence, psychosocial factors and health care utilization. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(5): 707-712
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i5/707.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.707