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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2009 Apr 25;2(4):328–337. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.868588

Table 2.

Patient Characteristics of the Depression Groups Within PREMIER.*

Significant PHQ Somatic Symptoms Significant PHQ Cognitive Symptoms

Yes
n=624
No
n=1723
P Value Yes
n=590
No
n=1757
P Value
Demographics, No. (%)
  Age, years 59.1±12.6 61.4±13.0 <.001 58.0±11.7 61.7±13.1 <.001
  Female sex 256 (41.0) 497 (28.8) <.001 233 (39.5) 520 (29.6) <.001
  Race <.001 <.001
    White/Caucasian 427 (68.6) 1307 (76.3) 395 (67.3) 1339 (76.6)
    Black/African American 162 (26.0) 330 (19.3) 161 (27.4) 331 (18.9)
    Other 33 (5.3) 75 (4.4) 31 (5.3) 77 (4.4)
Socioeconomic factors, No. (%)
  Married 335 (54.3) 1066 (62.7) <.001 307 (53.1) 1094 (62.9) .001
  Greater than high school education 259 (42.2) 864 (50.8) <.001 244 (42.1) 879 (50.6) <.001
  Having no insurance 81 (13.8) 194 (11.8) .22 91 (16.2) 184 (11.0) .001
  Working full- or part-time 231 (37.2) 793 (46.4) <.001 211 (36.0) 813 (46.6) <.001
Medical history, No. (%)
  Hypercholesterolemia 323 (51.8) 822 (47.7) .08 303 (51.4) 842 (47.9) .15
  Hypertension 426 (68.3) 1061 (61.6) .01 410 (69.5) 1077 (61.3) <.001
  Peripheral arterial disease 58 (9.3) 128 (7.4) .14 46 (7.8) 140 (8.0) .89
  Diabetes mellitus 219 (35.1) 453 (26.3) <.001 201 (34.1) 471 (26.8) <.001
  Prior AMI 164 (26.3) 335 (19.4) <.001 163 (27.6) 336 (19.1) <.001
  Prior angina 132 (21.2) 271 (15.7) .01 128 (21.7) 275 (15.7) <.001
  Prior CABG 90 (14.4) 206 (12.0) .11 85 (14.4) 211 (12.0) .13
  Prior PCI 129 (20.7) 279 (16.2) .01 120 (20.3) 288 (16.4) .03
  Prior stroke 45 (7.2) 109 (6.3) .44 49 (8.3) 105 (6.0) .05
  Chronic renal failure 76 (12.2) 155 (9.0) .02 62 (10.5) 169 (9.6) .53
  Chronic lung disease 122 (19.6) 184 (10.7) <.001 100 (16.9) 206 (11.7) .001
  Chronic heart failure 108 (17.3) 175 (10.2) <.001 98 (16.6) 185 (10.5) <.001
  Cancer (other than skin) 46 (7.4) 150 (8.7) .30 42 (7.1) 154 (8.8) .21
  Smoked within last 30 days 233 (37.6) 567 (33.0) .04 244 (41.7) 556 (31.7) <.001
  Body Mass Index 29.7±6.6 29.0±6.3 .03 29.6±6.4 29.1±6.4 .10
  Family history of CAD 228 (36.5) 574 (33.3) .15 218 (36.9) 584 (33.2) .10
  Currently receiving treatment for depression 150 (24.2) 147 (8.6) <.001 167 (28.5) 130 (7.4) <.001
Clinical characteristics index MI admission, No. (%)
  ST-elevation MI 249 (39.9) 768 (44.6) .04 235 (39.8) 782 (44.5) .05
  Ejection fraction <40% 181 (29.0) 427 (24.9) .04 159 (26.9) 449 (25.6) .53
  Killip class <.001 <.001
    I (No heart failure) 400 (76.0) 1252 (85.1) 391 (77.0) 1261 (84.7)
    II (Heart failure) 87 (16.5) 169 (11.5) 83 (16.3) 173 (11.6)
    III (Pulmonary edema) 28 (5.3) 24 (1.6) 23 (4.5) 29 (1.9)
    IV (Cardiogenic shock) 11 (2.1) 26 (1.8) 11 (2.2) 26 (1.7)
  Diseased vessels (>75% stenosis) .12 .07
    0 61 (11.7) 131 (8.6) 58 (11.8) 134 (8.6)
    1 268 (51.2) 763 (50.3) 227 (46.3) 804 (51.8)
    2 101(19.3) 340 (22.4) 113 (23.1) 328 (21.1)
    3 93 (17.8) 284 (18.7) 92 (18.8) 285 (18.4)
  Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 140.2±32.8 138.9±30.8 .39 140.0±32.5 139.0±31.0 .53
  Heart rate, beats per minute 83.4±20.0 80.5±22.1 .01 83.8±21.1 80.4±21.7 <.001
Catheterization and revascularization data, No. (%)
  Primary or other PCI 356 (57.1) 1069 (62.0) .03 324 (54.9) 1101 (62.7) <.001
  Coronary angiography
    (catheterization, PCI, CABG)
523 (83.8) 1518 (88.1) .01 490 (83.1) 1551 (88.3) .001
  Revascularization
    (PCI, CABG, thrombolytic)
421 (67.5) 1268 (73.6) .01 387 (65.6) 1302 (74.1) <.001
Patient instructions at discharge, No. (%)
  Cardiac rehabilitation 263 (42.1) 870 (50.5) <.001 240 (40.7) 893 (50.8) <.001
  Diet counselling 485 (77.7) 1332 (77.3) .83 457 (77.5) 1360 (77.4) .98
  Exercise counselling 267 (42.8) 868 (50.4) .001 252 (42.7) 883 (50.3) .01
  Lipid assessment 67 (10.7) 269 (15.6) .01 74 (12.5) 262 (14.9) .16
  Smoking cessation 199 (31.9) 480 (27.9) .06 204 (34.6) 475 (27.0) <.001
Clinical site information
  QOC: Number of eligible indicators 5.1±1.4 5.2±1.3 .45 5.1±1.3 5.2±1.3 .20
  QOC: Percent of eligible indicators received 85.3±19.0 88.2±17.0 <.001 86.6±18.1 87.7±17.4 .18
Depressive symptoms, No. (%)
  Depression present baseline (PHQ ≥10) 444 (71.2) 80 (4.6) <.001 455 (77.1) 69 (3.9) <.001
*

Depression dimensions were defined by the highest score quartile for somatic and for cognitive depressive symptoms.

Plus-minus values are means ± standard deviation.

Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction; BMI, body mass index (kilograms/meters2); CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CAD, coronary artery disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary interventions; PHQ, patient health questionnaire; QOC, quality of care; STEMI, ST-segment elevation.