Table 2 Participant characteristics (n = 106)
Age (years) | Â | Insurance status | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
   Mean (SD) | 55 (7.6) |    Statutory health insurance | 91 (86%) |
   Range | 30–65 |    Private health insurance | 13 (12%) |
Sex |  |    n.a. | 2 (2%) |
   Male | 90 (85%) | Diagnosis |  |
   Female | 16 (15%) |    Myocardial infarction | 54 (51%) |
Vocational education |  |    CABG | 45 (42%) |
   No | 4 (4%) |    Angina | 7 (7%) |
   Vocational training | 52 (49%) | Duration of disease since diagnosis (months) |  |
   Technical school | 23 (22%) |  |  |
   University/technical college | 21 (20%) |    Mean (SD) | 20.6 (47.7) |
   Other/n.a. | 6 (6%) |    Range | 0.5–264 |
Persons in household | Â | NYHA classification | Â |
   Mean (SD) | 2,7 (1,2) |    class I | 88 (83%) |
   Range | 1–6 |    class II | 10 (9%) |
Employment status |  |    class III | 3 (3%) |
   Full time | 66 (62%) |    class IV | 0 |
   Less than full time | 4 (9%) |    n.a. | 5(5%) |
   Unemployed | 3 (3%) | Self-rated health 3 months after rehabilitation (VAS) |  |
   Early retirement | 9 (8%) |  |  |
   Regular retirement | 16 (15%) |    Mean (SD) | 78.6 (15.8) |
   Other/n.a. | 1 (1%) |    Range | 30–100 |