White (n=630) | South Asian (n=488) | Chinese (n=216) | P value | |
Pain/Discomfort location | ||||
Midsternal | 559 (88.7%) | 438 (89.9%) | 194 (89.8%) | 0.828 |
Left shoulder | 310 (49.1%) | 239 (49.0%) | 72 (33.3%) | 0.0006 |
Left arm | 206 (32.7%) | 140 (28.7%) | 22 (10.2%) | <0.0001 |
Left jaw | 122 (19.3%) | 67 (13.7%) | 21 (9.7%) | 0.003 |
Left neck | 114 (18.1%) | 69 (14.1%) | 19 (8.8%) | 0.0006 |
Midsternal with radiating left neck, shoulder or arm pain/discomfort | 435 (69.0%) | 316 (63.8%) | 123 (57.0%) | <0.0001 |
Midsternal pain/discomfort with intensity ☹ >5 | 482 (76.5%) | 394 (80.7%) | 172 (79.6%) | 0.0435 |
Midsternal with radiating left neck, shoulder or arm pain/discomfort with intensity ☹ >5 | 385 (61.6%) | 285 (58.4%) | 111 (51.4%) | <0.0001 |
Nature of pain/discomfort | ||||
Pressure | 312 (49.5%) | 174 (35.7%) | 93 (43.1%) | <0.0001 |
Squeezing | 118 (18.7%) | 120 (24.6%) | 57 (26.4%) | 0.016 |
Burning | 82 (13.0%) | 71 (14.6%) | 25 (11.6%) | 0.533 |
Stabbing | 48 (7.6%) | 68 (14.0%) | 17 (7.9%) | 0.001 |
Shooting/Moving | 30 (4.8%) | 39 (8.0%) | 11 (5.1%) | 0.065 |
None | 40 (6.4%) | 16 (3.3%) | 13 (6.0%) | 0.059 |
Not documented | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Other symptoms | ||||
Shortness of breath | 386 (61.2%) | 303 (62.1%) | 132 (61.1%) | 0.952 |
Diaphoresis | 313 (49.7%) | 239 (49.0%) | 103 (47.7%) | 0.877 |
Dizziness | 329 (52.2%) | 221 (45.3%) | 99 (45.8%) | 0.047 |
Nausea or vomiting | 235 (37.3%) | 145 (29.7%) | 56 (25.9%) | 0.002 |