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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: West J Nurs Res. 2008 Feb;30(1):130–144. doi: 10.1177/0193945907310241

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Patients With and Without Diabetes

Characteristics Diabetes (n = 85) n (%) No diabetes (n = 171) n (%) P
Body mass indexa
 Underweight (< 18.5) 0 (0.0) 3 (1.8)
 Normal weight (18.5–24.9) 10 (8.4) 46 (26.9)
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) 27 (32.1) 54 (31.6)
 Obese (30.0–39.9) 37 (44.0) 59 (34.5)
 Morbidly obese (≥ 40.0) 10 (8.4) 9 (5.3) .018
Health history
 Prior diagnosis of CHD 53 (62.4) 68 (39.8) .001
 Prior myocardial infarction 38 (44.7) 48 (28.1) .008
 Prior angina 51 (60.0) 72 (42.1) .007
 Prior angiogram 61 (71.8) 78 (45.6) < .001
 Prior angioplasty/stent 43 (50.6) 55 (32.2) .004
 Prior or current smoker 18 (21.2) 51 (29.8) .142
CCS classa
 Class 1 37 (43.5) 104 (60.8)
 Class 2 17 (20.0) 42 (24.6)
 Class 3 22 (25.9) 17 (9.9)
 Class 4 8 (9.4) 7 (4.1) .003

Note: CHD = coronary heart disease; CCS = Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

a

Denotes missing data.