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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 5.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2009 Dec 21;121(1):63–70. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.876383

Table 4.

Predictors of Cumulative Number of Cardiac Rehabilitation Sessions Attended

Variable Estimate (SE) P
Intercept 23.1 (0.3) < .001
Qualifying indication for cardiac rehabilitation
 Coronary artery bypass graft surgery [Reference]
 Myocardial infarction −0.5 (0.2) .002
 Stable angina −1.0 (0.2) < .001
 Unknown −9.8 (0.4) < .001
Subsequent hospitalization −2.7 (0.2) < .001
Demographic characteristics
 Age (per 5 years over 65) −0.1 (0.1) .03
 Male sex 1.2 (0.1) < .001
 Nonwhite race −0.8 (0.3) .02
Comorbid conditions
 Cancer 0.4 (0.2) .05
 Cerebrovascular disease 0.4 (0.1) .004
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease −0.5 (0.1) < .001
 Dementia −1.7 (0.6) .005
 Diabetes mellitus −0.0 (0.1) .88
 Heart failure 0.3 (0.1) .08
 Hypertension 1.3 (0.2) < .001
 Peripheral vascular disease −0.0 (0.2) .75
 Peptic ulcer disease −0.8 (0.3) .02
 Renal disease −0.2 (0.3) .39
R2 0.05

Abbreviation: SE, standard error.