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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Impact of an abdominal belt on breathing patterns and scan efficiency in whole-heart coronary magnetic resonance angiography: comparison between the UK and Japan

 

Total (n = 30)

UK (n = 15)

Japan (n = 15)

p

Age (years)

59.5 ± 14.0

50.7 ± 11.9

68.2 ± 10.0

< 0.001

Male/female

19/11

7/8

12/3

 

Height (cm)

166.0 ± 10.9

171.2 ± 10.8

160.8 ± 8.5

0.007

Weight (kg)

70.2 ± 19.6

80.5 ± 22.5

59.9 ± 7.7

0.004

BSA

1.79 ± 0.28

1.94 ± 0.31

1.64 ± 0.14

0.003

Abdominal circumference (cm)

92.0 ± 15.8

99.1 ± 19.2

85 ± 6.7

0.016

Heart rate (bpm)

71 ± 12

69 ± 9

73 ± 13

0.287