Attitudes About Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease Among Women and Men Presenting for Exercise Testing
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 May 1997Open access
John Z. Ayanian, Mpp, Arnold M. Epstein
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To assess attitudes that could contribute to gender differences in the use of coronary procedures, we surveyed 322 patients presenting for exercise testing at a major teaching hospital. Adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical factors, women and men did not differ significantly in their willingness to seek a second opinion, reduce physical activity, or take drugs to avoid major cardiac surgery, but men were more likely than women to describe themselves as risk takers on a three-item personality measure (adjusted odds ratio 2.5; 95% confidence interval 1.4-4.6). Patients' attitudes about risk should be explored further in studies of gender differences in the use of coronary procedures.
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