Table 1 Socio-demographic, clinical characteristics and patient-reported variables of patients after percutaneous coronary interventiona (n = 1695)
Study population | Baseline n (%) or Mean (SD) | Two-month follow-up n (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
Gender (male) | 1313 (77.5) | 1025 (77.8) |
Age in years (mean, SD) | 65.8 (10.9) | 66.5 (10.5) |
Cohabiting | 1119 (77.9) | 960 (80.3) |
Education level | ||
Primary school | 330 (22.1) | 270 (21.8) |
Trade school | 536 (35.9) | 445 (35.9) |
High school | 151 (10.1) | 121 (9.8) |
College/university, less than 4 years | 259 (17.3) | 212 (17.1) |
College/university | 218 (14.6) | 191 (15.4) |
Employed | ||
Full-time work | 489 (32.3) | 389 (31.0) |
Retired | 759 (50.1) | 663 (52.8) |
Disability pension | 123 (8.1) | 90 (7.2) |
Other (e.g. part-time work, sick leave, seeking employment) | 144 (9.5) | 113 (9.0) |
Coronary heart disease | ||
STEMI | 336 (19.8) | 255 (19.3) |
NSTEMI | 518 (30.6) | 402 (30.5) |
UAP | 266 (15.7) | 208 (15.8) |
Stable coronary diseases | 473 (27.9) | 381 (28.9) |
Other | 102 (6.0) | 72 (5.5) |
Clinical pathway | ||
Acute | 380 (22.4) | 292 (22.2) |
Sub-acute | 768 (45.3) | 594 (45.1) |
Planned | 547 (32.3) | 432 (32.8) |
Complication at hospital | 32 (2.2) | 23 (2.0) |
Previous myocardial infarction | 346 (20.5) | 268 (20.4) |
Previous PCI | 426 (25.1) | 324 (24.6) |
Previous coronary bypass surgery | 180 (10.6) | 152 (11.5) |
Previous stroke | 72 (4.3) | 51 (3.9) |
Diabetes | 314 (18.7) | 221 (16.9) |
Hypertension | 911 (54.5) | 708 (54.4) |
Peripheral artery disease | 129 (7.8) | 96 (7.5) |
NYHA classification | ||
I | 161 (33.0) | 131 (33.3) |
II | 265 (54.3) | 216 (55.0) |
III – IV | 62 (12.7) | 46 (11.7) |
Current smokers | 372 (23.8) | 248 (20.5) |
Duration of hospital stay | ||
1 day | 248 (19.5) | |
2 days | 209 (16.4) | |
3 days | 219 (17.2) | |
4 days | 230 (18.0) | |
More than 4 days | 369 (28.9) | |
Transferred | ||
Discharged to home | 881 (69.0) | |
Transferred to another hospital | 347 (27.2) | |
Other | 49 (3.8) | |
CR participation (planned, ongoing or completed) | 518 (41.7) | |
Not offered CR as reason for not participating | 387 (49.4) | |
First post-discharge meeting with GP | ||
Before 4 weeks | 770 (61.0) | |
Within 4–8 weeks | 332 (26.3) | |
Not visited the GP | 160 (12.7) | |
Consultation with the regular GP at first appointment | ||
Yes | 926 (84.0) | |
No, I was visiting a locum tenens physician/junior doctor | 177 (16.0) | |
Sufficient time in consultations with GP | ||
Not at all | 26 (2.0) | |
To a small extent | 59 (4.6) | |
To some degree | 283 (22.0) | |
To a large degree | 648 (50.5) | |
To a very large degree | 268 (20.9) | |