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Table 1 Distribution of the CHD patient characteristics across the intervention groups (n = 146)

From: Community health service center-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary heart disease: a prospective study

Characteristics

Total (n = 126)

CR group (n = 57)

UC group (n = 69)

p

Age, years

63.1 ± 7.3

64.7 ± 7.2

59.8 ± 7.6

<0.01

Gender, Female

30(29.5)

23(41.2)

7(10.1)

<0.01

Married

124(97.8)

56(97.6)

68(98.2)

0.84

Education: Junior high school or lower

58(47.9)

31(54.1)

27(39.2)

0.03

Retired

77(65.8)

44(77.4)

33(47.8)

<0.01

Income: (Chinese Yuan/month)

   

0.90

 Low

42(32.9)

18(31.5)

24(34.3)

 

 Median

73(58.2)

34(59.6)

39(57.2)

 

 high

11(8.9)

5(8.9)

6(8.5)

 

Medical diagnosis

   

0.92

 STEMI

57(46.2)

27(47.4)

30(44.2)

 

 NSTEMI

43(34.1)

19(33.4)

24(35.1)

 

 Unstable angina

25(19.7)

11(19.2)

14(20.7)

 

Management strategies

   

0.57

 PCI

120(95.9)

55(96.6)

65(94.7)

 

 CABG

6(4.1)

2(3.4)

4(5.3)

 

Co-morbidity

    

 COPD

33(28.6)

19(33.7)

14(20.3)

0.10

 Diabetes

36(30.8)

22(38.2)

14(20.3)

0.02

 Hypertension

55(48.6)

33(58.2)

23(33.3)

<0.01

 PAD

26(22.6)

17(29.2)

9(13.1)

0.02

  1. CR cardiac rehabilitation, UC usual care, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, STEMI ST segment elevated myocardial infarction, NSTEMI non-ST segment elevated myocardial infarction, CABG coronary artery bypass graft, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PAD peripheral arterial disease