Table II.
Correlates of Exercise Behavior Patterns
| Type | Correlate | Inactive | Exercise Maintainers | Irregular Exercisers | Total | F-test/X2 | Sig. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=109 | n=179 | n=89 | N=374 | ||||||||
| Mean/n | SD/% | Mean/n | SD/% | Mean/n | SD/% | Mean/n | SD/% | ||||
|
Socio- demographic |
Age | 64.1 | 10.62 | 62.45 | 9.78 | 63.66 | 10.08 | 63.2 | 10.1 | 1.01 | |
| Sex (Male) | 71 | 65.1 | 150 | 85.2 | 65 | 73 | 286 | 76.5 | 15.87 | *** | |
|
Ethnocultural Background (White) |
93 | 87.7 | 139 | 83.7 | 76 | 89.4 | 308 | 86.3 | 1.80 | ||
|
Marital Status (Married) |
88 | 80.7 | 151 | 85.8 | 67 | 75.3 | 306 | 81.8 | 4.51 | ||
|
Work Status (Full-time) |
43 | 39.8 | 78 | 44.3 | 76 | 40.4 | 157 | 42.1 | 0.69 | ||
| Family Income (> $50,000CAD/yr) | 44 | 48.4 | 102 | 70.3 | 41 | 54.7 | 187 | 60.1 | 12.51 | * | |
| Clinical |
Condition/ Procedure (PCI) |
67 | 61.5 | 102 | 58 | 53 | 59.6 | 222 | 59.4 | 0.35 | |
| Obesity (BMI >30, Yes) | 40 | 38.1 | 24 | 19.9 | 37 | 30.7 | 101 | 27.7 | 11.26 | * | |
| Diabetes (Yes) | 28 | 25.7 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 71 | 19.1 | 10.76 | * | |
| Arthritis (Yes) | 35 | 32.1 | 38 | 21.6 | 21 | 23.6 | 94 | 25.1 | 4.11 | ||
| Previous Exercise Behavior (Yes) | 19 | 17.4 | 63 | 36.8 | 25 | 29.1 | 107 | 29.2 | 12.13 | * | |
| Smoker | 21.21 | *** | |||||||||
| Current | 16 | 14.7 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 25.3 | 52 | 14 | |||
| Past | 66 | 60.6 | 88 | 50.3 | 38 | 43.7 | 192 | 51.8 | |||
| Never | 27 | 24.8 | 73 | 41.7 | 27 | 31 | 127 | 34.2 | |||
|
CR Attendance†
(Yes) |
23 | 21.1 | 94 | 53.4 | 35 | 39.3 | 152 | 40.6 | 29.21 | *** | |
| Functional Status | 30.54 | 16.82 | 36.75 | 17.87 | 35.68 | 16.84 | 34.7 | 17.5 | 4.48 | * | |
| Psychosocial | Anxiety symptoms | 7.29 | 4.13 | 6.41 | 3.95 | 7.02 | 4.32 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 1.71 | |
|
Depressive symptoms |
4.79 | 3.06 | 4.18 | 3.5 | 4.22 | 2.94 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.29 | ||
| Physical Quality of Life | 36.79 | 10.75 | 40.09 | 10.8 | 39.07 | 10.41 | 38.9 | 10.8 | 2.94 | ||
| Illness Perceptions | |||||||||||
| Acute or Chronic | 20.03 | 5.51 | 17.92 | 4.88 | 18.55 | 5.13 | 18.7 | 5.2 | 5.67 | * | |
| Cyclical or Episodic |
11.05 | 3.26 | 10.65 | 3.3 | 10.89 | 3.25 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 0.50 | ||
| CAD Consequences |
19.74 | 4.38 | 19.68 | 4 | 19.98 | 4.75 | 19.8 | 4.3 | 0.14 | ||
| Personal Control | 24.59 | 3.1 | 24.15 | 4.21 | 24.42 | 3.62 | 24.3 | 3.8 | 0.48 | ||
| Cure or Controllability |
19.51 | 3.11 | 19.85 | 2.5 | 19.8 | 2.64 | 19.7 | 2.7 | 0.57 | ||
| Cause-My Own Behavior |
3.69 | 0.99 | 3.26 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 0.93 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 7.47 | *** | |
| Social Support | |||||||||||
| Tangible Support | 4.25 | 0.84 | 4.43 | 0.74 | 4.35 | 0.95 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 1.50 | ||
| Affectionate Support |
6.38 | 5.44 | 6.74 | 5 | 6.57 | 4.35 | 6.6 | 5 | 0.18 | ||
| Positive Social Interaction |
4.24 | 0.86 | 4.39 | 0.69 | 4.34 | 0.84 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.18 | ||
| Emotional/ Informational |
4.26 | 0.83 | 4.38 | 0.74 | 4.34 | 0.86 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.83 | ||
| Total | 4.78 | 1.68 | 4.98 | 1.52 | 4.89 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.52 | ||
| Exercise Barriers | 2.32 | 0.45 | 1.94 | 0.42 | 2.07 | 0.47 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 24.78 | *** | |
| Environmental Survey completed during winter Months |
In-Hospital Survey (Yes) |
24 | 22 | 41 | 23.3 | 24 | 27 | 89 | 23.8 | 0.71 | |
| 9 Months Post-Discharge (Yes) | 38 | 34.9 | 43 | 24.7 | 20 | 22.5 | 107 | 27.2 | 4.79 | ||
| 18 Months Post-Discharge (Yes) | 20 | 18.9 | 35 | 20.3 | 21 | 24.4 | 76 | 20.9 | 0.94 | ||
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01,
***
p<0.001
†
Assessed 9 months post-discharge, all others assessed in hospital unless indicated.
CAD=coronary artery disease