Table 2 Baseline demographics for attenders and non-attenders at exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation, n = 31 297
From: Factors associated with non-attendance at exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation
Attending exercise-based CR | No | Yes | p-value | missing, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 16 214 | n = 15 083 | |||
Age (years), mean (SD) | 62.9 (8.3) | 62.0 (8.4) | < 0.001a | 0.0 |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.8 (4.5) | 27.7 (4.3) | 0.009a | 3.6 |
Sex, n (%) | 0.058b | 0.0 | ||
- Men | 12212 (75.3) | 11219 (74.4) | ||
- Women | 4002 (24.7) | 3864 (25.6) | ||
Occupational status, n (%) | < 0.001b | 5.5 | ||
- Employed | 6152 (40.1) | 6711 (47.2) | ||
- Retired | 8321 (54.2) | 6810 (47.9) | ||
- Sick leave | 431 (2.8) | 344 (2.4) | ||
- Unemployed, student, other | 435 (2.8) | 365 (2.6) | ||
Smoking status, n (%) | < 0.001b | 2.2 | ||
- Never smoked | 5002 (31.5) | 5563 (37.8) | ||
- Ex- smoker > 1 month | 5615 (35.4) | 5455 (37.0) | ||
- Smoker | 5252 (33.1) | 3718 (25.2) | ||
Previous diseases, n (%) | ||||
- AMI | 2853 (17.7) | 1718 (11.4) | < 0.001b | 0.4 |
- PCI | 2339 (14.5) | 1407 (9.4) | < 0.001b | 0.4 |
- CABG | 1100 (6.8) | 576 (3.8) | < 0.001b | 0.2 |
- Diabetes | 3150 (19.5) | 2326 (15.5) | < 0.001b | 0.2 |
- Hypertension | 7049 (43.8) | 6406 (42.7) | 0.057b | 0.6 |
- Chronic heart failure | 625 (4.0) | 386 (2.6) | < 0.001b | 3.3 |
- Stroke | 736 (4.6) | 431 (2.9) | < 0.001b | 0.3 |
Type of index cardiac event, n (%) | < 0.001b | 0.0 | ||
- STEMI | 5986 (36.9) | 6279 (41.6) | ||
- NSTEMI | 10228 (63.1) | 8804 (58.4) | ||
Type of index cardiac intervention, n (%) | ||||
- PCI | 13204 (81.4) | 12588 (83.5) | < 0.001b | 0.0 |
- CABG | 644 (4.0) | 878 (5.8) | < 0.001b | 0.0 |
Left ventricular function, n (%) | < 0.001b | 13.0 | ||
- Normal | 9288 (66.5) | 9091 (68.5) | ||
- Lightly reduced | 2767 (19.8) | 2648 (19.9) | ||
- Moderate/severely reduced | 1903 (13.6) | 1535 (11.6) | ||
Medication, n (%) | ||||
- ACE | 10979 (67.7) | 10313 (68.4) | 0.025b | 0.1 |
- ARB | 2697 (16.6) | 2613 (17.3) | 0.108b | 0.1 |
- Anticoagulants | 1014 (6.3) | 805 (5.4) | 0.001b | 0.1 |
- Other platelet inhibitors | 14951 (92.2) | 13857 (91.9) | < 0.01b | 0.1 |
- ASA | 15623 (96.4) | 14655 (97.2) | < 0.001b | < 0.1 |
- Beta-blockers | 14744 (91.0) | 13889 (92.1) | < 0.001b | < 0.1 |
Statins | 15691 (96.8) | 14809 (98.2) | < 0.001b | < 0.1 |
Distance to hospital, median (IQR) | 11.3 (4.4–25.3) | 18.3 (5.8–34.3) | < 0.001c | 1.6 |
Type of hospital, n (%) | < 0.001b | 0.0 | ||
- University hospital | 3462 (21.4) | 3982 (26.4) | ||
- County hospital | 7079 (43.7) | 5698 (37.8) | ||
- District hospital | 5673 (35.0) | 5403 (35.8) | ||