Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of study sample (N=1308)
| Characteristic | Mean ± SD/n (%)a |
|---|---|
| Sex (% female) | 351 (27.0) |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 65.20 ± 11.07 |
| Education (% <high school) | 323 (26.1) |
| Family income (% <$50,000CAD) | 525 (51.4) |
| Subjective SES (% low SES) | 520 (46.4) |
| Marital status (%married/common law) | 938 (73.5) |
| Ethnocultural background (% white) | 1023 (85.3) |
| Ethnocultural background (% South Asian) | 77 (6.0) |
| Work status (% full-time/part-time) | 443 (36.6) |
| Body Mass Index (mean ± SD) | 29.03 ± 5.59 |
| Previous cardiac event† (%yes) | 667 (56.4) |
| Smoking status† (%current) | 95 (7.8) |
| Current Myocardial Infarction† (%) | 378 (29.4) |
| Current Unstable Angina† (%) | 213 (16.6) |
| Current Percutaneous Coronary Intervention† (%) | 371 (28.8) |
| Current Acute Coronay Bypass† (%) | 552 (43.0) |
| Family history of heart disease (%yes) | 862 (72.0) |
| Duke Activity Status Index (mean ± SD) | 25.59 ± 16.61 |
| Hypertension (%yes) | 708 (58.4) |
| Systolic blood pressure mm Hg† (mean ± SD) | 128.05 ± 20.35 |
| Diastolic blood pressure mm Hg† (mean ± SD) | 70.91 ± 11.96 |
| Dyslipidemia (%yes) | 709 (59.7) |
| Total Cholesterol/HDL Ratio† | 4.41 ± 2.27 |
| HDLb mmol/L† (mean ± SD) | 1.04 ± .37 |
| LDLc mmol/L† (mean ± SD) | 2.45 ± 1.06 |
| Diabetes (%yes) | 393 (31.2) |
| NYHAd Class II-IV † (%) | 95 (32.9) |
| CCSe angina class 2–4 † (%) | 357 (85.8) |
a
Percentages take into account missing data for some variables.
b
HDL, high-density lipoprotein.
c
LDL, low-density lipoprotein.
d
NYHA, New York Heart Association.
e
CCS, Canadian Cardiovascular Society.
†
denotes medical chart data.