Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics between CR participants and non-Participants
From: Cardiac rehabilitation may not provide a quality of life benefit in coronary artery disease patients
|  | n | No CR n = 153 | n | CR n = 68 |  | Total N = 221 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
%/Mean ± SD | %/Mean ± SD | %/Mean ± SD | ||||
Cardiovascular Risk Factors | ||||||
Age (years) | 153 | 65 ± 12* | 68 | 60 ± 12** | 221 | 63 ± 12 |
Female | 153 | 31% | 68 | 24% | 221 | 29% |
Current Smoker | 148 | 18% | 68 | 21% | 216 | 19% |
Ex-smoker | 147 | 45% | 68 | 34% | 215 | 41% |
Hypertension | 152 | 63% | 67 | 55% | 219 | 61% |
Diabetes Mellitus | 149 | 33% | 67 | 28% | 216 | 31% |
Hypercholesterolaemia | 149 | 74% | 68 | 71% | 217 | 73% |
Co-morbidities | ||||||
Previous Myocardial Infarct | 152 | 32% | 68 | 32% | 220 | 32% |
Prior Revascularisation | 153 | 28% | 68 | 24% | 221 | 27% |
Cerebrovascular disease | 149 | 10% | 63 | 2% | 212 | 8% |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 149 | 28% | 63 | 13%* | 212 | 24% |
Peripheral arterial disease | 149 | 7% | 63 | 3% | 212 | 6% |
Gastroesophageal disorders | 149 | 41% | 65 | 32% | 214 | 38% |
Musculoskeletal disease | 149 | 14% | 63 | 22% | 212 | 17% |
Psychiatric disorders | 147 | 25% | 64 | 17% | 211 | 23% |
Indication for Angiography | ||||||
Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome | 150 | 41% | 66 | 65%** | 216 | 49% |
Chronic Stable Angina | 150 | 55% | 66 | 33%** | 216 | 51% |
Low Socioeconomic status | 153 | 24% | 68 | 16% | 221 | 22% |
CCS II-IV at Angiography | 141 | 61% | 63 | 51% | 204 | 58% |