Rose G, McCartney P, Reid DD, et al.
British journal of preventive & social medicine. Date of publication 1977 Mar 1;volume 31(1):42-8.
1. Br J Prev Soc Med. 1977 Mar;31(1):42-8.
Self-administration of a questionnaire on chest pain and intermittent
claudication.
Rose G, McCartney P, Reid DD.
A total of 18 403 men aged between 40 and 64 years took part in a screening
examination which included a self-administered version of the London School of
Hygiene questionnaire on chest pain and intermittent claudication. The yield of
positives for "angina" and "history of possible infarction" was about twice as
high as with interviewers, but the positive groups obtained by the two techniques
differed little in their association with electrocardiographic findings or in
their ability to predict five-year coronary mortality risk. This risk ranged from
0-9% in men negative to questionnaire and electrocardiograms (ECG), to 4-3% for
those with positive ECG but no symptoms, 4-5% for those with angina and negative
ECG, up to 16% for those with angina and positive ECG. The self-administered
version of this questionnaire provides a simple and convenient means of
identifying individuals with a high risk of major coronary heart disease.
DOI: 10.1136/jech.31.1.42
PMCID: PMC478990
PMID: 856370 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
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