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Table 2 The clinical characteristics of the participants in the study groups

From: The effect of virtual reality distraction on reducing patients' anxiety before coronary angiography: a randomized clinical trial study

Variables

Groups

p value

Intervention

N (%)

Control

N (%)

History of cardiac diseases

   

 Yes

15 (6)

12.5 (5)

0.745*

 No

85 (34)

87.5 (35)

 

Reasons for referral

 Chest pain

75 (30)

77.5 (31)

0.841 *

 Arrhythmia

10 (4)

10 (4)

 

 Tachycardia

7.5 (3)

5 (2)

 

 Abnormal ECG

5 (2)

7.5 (3)

 

 Other factors

2.5 (1)

0 (0)

 

Type of admission

 Elective

75 (30)

65 (26)

0.329*

 Emergency referral

25 (10)

35 (14)

 

 Days of hospitalization Mean ± SD

1.297 (2.60)

1.392 (2.90)

0.322**

  1. *Chi-square test
  2. **Independent t test