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. 2025 Feb 4;111(3):2708–2721. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000002268

Table 2.

The pooled results of subgroup analysis of the exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation effect on all-cause mortality for patients after PCI or CABG

Subgroups Sample size Pooled results Heterogeneity
RR [95% CI] p-value I2 Analytical effect model
Operation
 CABG 277 0.78 [0.38, 1.59] 0.49 1% Fixed-effect model
 PCI 570 0.57 [0.19, 1.69] 0.31 0% Fixed-effect model
 PCI + CABG 860 1.05 [0.53, 2.09] 0.89 3% Fixed-effect model
Follow-up time
 6 to 12 months 1135 0.83 [0.48, 1.46] 0.53 0% Fixed-effect model
 12 to 36 months 232 0.70 [0.21, 2.33] 0.56 0% Fixed-effect model
 Longer than 3 years 340 0.95 [0.37, 2.44] 0.92 0% Fixed-effect model
Total duration
 ≤6 months 809 0.87 [0.48, 1.56] 0.63 0% Fixed-effect model
 6 to 12 months 244 0.71 [0.29, 1.70] 0.44 11% Fixed-effect model
 Longer than 12 months 28 2.00 [0.09, 45.12] 0.66 1% Fixed-effect model
Male
 >80% 991 0.80 [0.46, 1.41] 0.45 2% Fixed-effect model
 <80% 491 0.88 [0.40, 1.96] 0.76 7% Fixed-effect model
CR components
 Exercise + Education 1313 0.84 [0.52, 1.34] 0.46 0% Fixed-effect model
 Exercise + Education + Psychological support 354 0.84 [0.19, 3.77] 0.82 0% Fixed-effect model

CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CI, confidence interval; CR, cardiac rehabilitation; PCI, percutaneous coronary interventions; RR, relative risk; .