SVEAT score outperforms HEART score in patients admitted to a chest pain observation unit

Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics

Continuous variables	Overall (n = 330)	30-d MACE		P value
		Yes, n = 11 (3.3%)	No, n = 319 (96.7%)
Age, mean ± SD (yr)	59.5 ± 13.9	74.3 ± 13.2	59 ± 13.6	< 0.0001
BMI, mean ± SD (kg/m2)	30.7 ± 7.8	27.8 ± 6.3	30.7 ± 7.8	0.23
Males, n (%)	172 (52.1)	7 (63.6)	165 (51.7)	0.55
Diabetes, n (%)	94 (28.5)	5 (45.5)	89 (27.9)	0.31
Dyslipidemia, n (%)	153 (46.4)	4 (36.4)	149 (46.7)	0.55
Hypertension, n (%)	206 (62.4)	10 (90.9)	196 (61.4)	0.06
Smoker, n (%)	177 (53.6)	9 (81.8)	168 (52.7)	0.07

Dyslipidemia: Total cholesterol > 200 mg/dL or low density lipoprotein > 130 mg/dL or non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol > 160 mg/dL. MACE: Major adverse cardiovascular events; BMI: Body mass index.