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. 2007 Feb 16;93(11):1398–1405. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.106955

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients included in ITT analysis.

All patients Patients with CHD Patients with presumed diagnosis of CHF
Intervention group (n = 505) Control group (n = 658) Intervention (n = 461) Control (n = 619) Intervention (n = 147) Control (n = 215)
Median (Q1, Q3) age in years 70 (64, 77) 71 (63, 78) 70 (63, 76) 71 (63, 78) 72 (65, 79) 75 (67, 81)
Male gender 341 (68)* 384 (58)* 316 (69)* 370 (60)* 97 (66)* 119 (55)*
Mean multiple deprivation score 39.04 (16.66) 39.81 (15.01) 38.74 (16.63) 39.67 (15.04) 39.16 (15.66) 41.25 (14.01)
Angina 435 (86) 588 (89) 435 (94) 588 (95) 100 (68)* 167 (78)*
 Mean years since  diagnosis 7.00 (6.39) 6.68(5.97) 7.00 (6.39) 6.68 (5.97) 7.08 (6.97) 7.71 (6.69)
Past myocardial infarction 213 (42) 276 (42) 213 (46) 276 (45) 67 (46) 116 (54)
 Mean years since  diagnosis 9.32 (7.55) 8.42 (7.00) 9.32 (7.55) 8.42 (7.00) 8.05 (8.02) 8.59 (7.00)
Presumed heart failure 147 (29) 215 (33) 103 (22)* 177 (29)* 147 (100) 215 (100)
 Mean years since  diagnosis 3.37 (3.80)* 4.68 (3.54)* 3.44 (3.96)* 4.61 (3.41)* 3.37 (3.80)* 4.67 (3.53)*
Diabetes 84 (17) 151 (23) 76 (16) 140 (23) 30 (20) 60 (28)
Peripheral vascular disease 38 (8) 46 (7) 35 (8) 40 (6) 18 (12) 25 (12)
Hypertension 258 (51) 361 (55) 237 (51) 333 (54) 84 (57) 144 (67)
Mean systolic BP 137.88 (18.37) 138.80 (19.86) 138.09 (18.23) 138.51 (19.69) 134.97 (18.62) 137.26 (18.27)
Mean diastolic BP 78.71 (9.92) 78.33(9.88) 78.86 (9.65) 78.30 (9.93) 76.80 (11.84) 77.66 (9.23)
Total cholesterol level 4.91 (0.98) 5.01 (1.05) 4.90 (0.99) 5.00 (1.05) 4.77 (0.86) 5.00 (0.98)
Recorded as smokers 55 (11)* 110 (17)* 51 (11)* 104 (17)* 17 (12)* 32 (15)*
SF‐36 dimension scores
Physical functioning 49.86 (28.99) 46.91 (30.10) 51.04 (29.09) 47.69 (30.04) 38.18 (27.38) 35.53 (27.91)
Role physical 37.30 (42.49) 40.00 (44.71) 39.01 (42.89) 40.98 (44.90) 24.45 (36.70) 26.84 (40.39)
Bodily pain 59.34 (28.57) 55.91 (29.19) 59.66 (28.44) 55.78 (29.25) 53.62 (27.29) 50.41 (28.67)
General health mean score 48.36 (23.60)* 45.02 (24.04)* 49.14 (23.76)* 45.34 (24.09)* 42.80 23.12) 39.81 (23.02)
Vitality mean score 46.02 (21.91) 43.82 (23.42) 46.91 (21.99) 44.18 (23.50) 39.52 (20.92) 37.36 (20.54)
Social functioning mean score 68.01 (29.60) 65.62 (31.12) 68.42 (29.91) 66.11 (30.89) 60.19 (30.16) 58.47 (30.87)
Role emotional mean score 53.71 (44.91) 53.10 (45.40) 54.70 (44.51) 54.13 (45.47) 42.35 (45.25) 45.77 (45.54)
Mental health mean score 70.75 (20.18)* 67.31 (20.86)* 70.82 (20.48)* 67.65 (20.77)* 70.85 (17.68) 66.39 (18.44)

Number (%) or mean (SD) except where otherwise indicated.

*p<0.05 Bootstrapped p values for quality‐of‐life measures.

Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile.