ITEM 15. Report clinical and demographic characteristics of the study population (e.g. age, sex, spectrum of presenting symptoms, comorbidity, current treatments, recruitment centers).
Example
Demographic, clinical and x-ray angiographic characteristics of the 109 study patients (see table). [1]
|
CharacteristicS |
Value |
|
Female sex – no. (%) |
34 (31) |
|
Age – yr |
|
|
Chest pain – no. (%) |
86 (79) |
|
Pryor myocardial infarction – no. (%) |
26 (24) |
|
History of systemic hypertension – no. (%) |
54 (50) |
|
Current or prior cigarette smoking – no. (%) |
58 (53) |
|
Cholesterol > 200 mg/dl – no. (%) |
67 (61) |
|
Diabetes – no. (%) |
19 (17) |
|
Family history of premature coronary disease * – no. (%) |
43 (39) |
|
Findings on x-ray angiography – no. (%) |
|
* A family history was defined as a history of myocardial infarction or angina in a first-degree relative before the age of 65.
An adequate description of the demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants allows the reader to judge the applicability of the study findings to another population. Most authors present the demographic and clinical characteristics of the study group in a table.
References
| 1. | Kim WY, Danias PG, Stuber M, et al. Coronary magnetic resonance angiography for the detection of coronary stenoses. N Engl J Med 2001; 345:1863-9. |