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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants in the MPI motion study

From: The effect of patient anxiety and depression on motion during myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging

Characteristics of patients

Total patientsa (183)

Male patientsa (138)

Female patientsa (45)

Age (years)

63.3 ± 10.2

62.7 ± 10.1

65.0 ± 10.6

Education (years)

10.7 ± 3.0

11.1 ± 9.2

9.4 ± 2.7

BMI

28.7 ± 4.8

29.1 ± 4.8

27.7 ± 4.9

Occupation (%)

 0 = Homemaker

25 ± 14

0 ± 0

25 ± 56

 1 = Retired

89 ± 49

75 ± 54

14 ± 31

 2 = Employed

57 ± 31

53 ± 38

4 ± 9

 3 = Unemployed

12 ± 7

10 ± 7

2 ± 4

Marital status (%)

 0 = Single

9 ± 5

8 ± 6

1 ± 2

 1 = Married

148 ± 81

115 ± 83

33 ± 73

 2 = Widow/er

11 ± 6

3 ± 2

8 ± 18

 3 = Divorced

15 ± 8

12 ± 9

3 ± 7

Major comorbidity (%)

 0 = No

158 ± 86

120 ± 87

38 ± 84

 1 = Yes

25 ± 14

18 ± 13

7 ± 16

Cardiac disease (%)

 0 = Negative

76 ± 42

45 ± 33

31 ± 69

 1 = EF ≥50 %

84 ± 46

72 ± 52

12 ± 27

 2 = EF < 50 %

23 ± 13

21 ± 15

2 ± 4

Time of cardiac disease diagnosis (years)

2.7 ± 4.3

3.1 ± 4.5

1.5 ± 3.3

SPECT evaluation

 0 = Normal

89 ± 49

53 ± 38

36 ± 80

 1 = Mildly abnormal

43 ± 23

38 ± 28

5 ± 11

 2 = Moderately abnormal

34 ± 19

30 ± 22

4 ± 9

 3 = Severely abnormal

17 ± 9

17 ± 12

0 ± 0

Anxiety state score

41 ± 13.2

38.9 ± 12.9

47.5 ± 12.1

Anxiety trait score

44 ± 9.4

42.5 ± 8.9

48.7 ± 9.4

STAI score

85 ± 21.1

81.3 ± 20.1

96.3 ± 20.3

BDI score

13.6 ± 9.1

12.2 ± 8.0

17.9 ± 10.8

Patient motion stress

 0 = Absent

123 ± 67

90 ± 65

33 ± 73

 1 = Mild

20 ± 11

15 ± 11

5 ± 11

 2 = Moderate

25 ± 14

19 ± 14

6 ± 13

 3 = Severe

15 ± 8

14 ± 10

1 ± 2

Patient motion delay

 0 = Absent

126 ± 69

92 ± 67

34 ± 76

 1 = Mild

25 ± 14

19 ± 14

6 ± 13

 2 = Moderate

17 ± 9

14 ± 10

3 ± 7

 3 = Severe

15 ± 8

13 ± 9

2 ± 4

  1. amean values ± standard deviations