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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 24.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2008 Oct;15(5):548–556. doi: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328305df05

Table 2.

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patient sample at 9-month follow-up, N=1268

Characteristic Retained Participants (N=1268) Ineligible (n=86) Declined (n=138)
Age 67.28 ± 11.16 66.56 ± 13.60 64.46 ± 11.44*
Sex (% female) 358(28.2) 23(26.7) 43(31.2)
BMI 27.53 ± 5.39 27.43 ± 5.58 27.61 ± 5.69
Marital status (%married) 910(72.3)** 52(60.5) 81(60.0)
Ethnocultural background (% minority) 174(13.7)*** 21(24.4) 37(26.8)
Education (% >high school) 670(86.1) 38(44.7) 70(52.2)
Family income (% >= $50,000 CAD per year) 560(48.5)** 26(32.1) 43(37.4)
Work status (% full-time/part-time) 406(32.3) 27(31.8) 53(39.6)
Systolic BP mm Hg (mean ± SD) 131.15 ± 19.15 136.06 ± 20.82 131.35 ± 19.31
Diastolic BP mm Hg (mean ± SD) 74.50 ± 10.21 77.51 ± 13.19* 73.23 ± 10.42
Total Cholesterol/ HDL Ratio 4.24 ± 1.21 4.07 ± 1.09 4.15 ±1.18
HDL mmol/L (mean ± SD) 1.22 ± 0.42 1.09 ± 0.29 1.18 ± 0.30
LDL mmol/L (mean ± SD) 2.33 ± 0.93 2.08 ±1.00 2.49 ± 0.91
CCS Angina Class II-IV (%) 262 (20.7) 7 (8.1) 26(18.8)
Multi-vessel Disease (>1 diseased coronary arteries) 365 (28.7) 24(27.9) 34(24.6)
Duke Activity Status Index 37.23 ± 15.79*** 29.12 ± 18.64 34.28 ± 16.16
Current or Previous MI 929(73.2) 62(72.1) 105(76.1)
Current or Previous PCI 558(44.0) 37(43.0) 56(40.6)
Current or Previous CABG 360(28.4) 18(21.9) 31(22.5)
Current or Previous HF 177(14.0) 18(20.9) 24(17.4)
Current or Previous Valve repair/replacement 194(15.3) 13(15.1) 27(19.6)

Note: Percentages take into account missing data for some variables.

BMI, Body Mass Index; BP, blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein CCS, Canadian Cardiovascular Society; NYHA, New York Heart Association. MI, Myocardial Infarction; PCI, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; CABG, Acute Coronary Bypass; HF, Heart Failure.

denotes data from patient report

*

p< 0.05,

**

p<.01,

***

p<.0001