Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Study Participants (N=232).
| Category | Total (N=232) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Variables | n | (%) | |
| Marital Status | Married | 200 | 86.21 |
| Single | 3 | 1.29 | |
| Widowed | 24 | 10.34 | |
| Divorced | 5 | 2.16 | |
| Currently Working | Yes | 105 | 45.26 |
| Type of Procedure | CABG | 173 | 74.57 |
| OPCAB | 57 | 24.57 | |
| Other | 2 | 0.86 | |
| Gender | Male | 194 | 82.76 |
| Female | 40 | 17.24 | |
| Clinical Variables | n | (%) | |
| NYHA Classification | I | 112 | 48.48 |
| II | 95 | 41.13 | |
| III | 23 | 9.96 | |
| IV | 1 | 0.43 | |
| Ejection Fraction | < 50% | 45 | 19.74 |
| ≥ 50% | 183 | 80.26 | |
| Previous MI | Yes | 28 | 12.07 |
| Diabetes | Yes | 54 | 23.28 |
| Hypertension | Yes | 171 | 73.71 |
| High cholesterol | Yes | 172 | 74.14 |
| History of Tobacco Use | Yes | 118 | 50.86 |
| History of Smokeless Tobacco |
Yes | 7 | 3.04 |
| Family History of CAD | Yes | 162 | 70.13 |
| PVD | Yes | 33 | 14.22 |
| Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation after CABS |
Yes | 181 | 80.44 |
| Additional Variables | Mean | SD | |
| Length of Stay | 5.45 | 1.20 | |
| Age | 71.21 | 4.91 | |
| Education Level | 13.34 | 3.04 | |
| Discharge Hemoglobin | 10.65 | 1.14 | |
| Body Mass Index | 28.47 | 4.59 | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (Average # of Comorbidities |
1.13 | 1.23 | |