Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Demographic and Clinical Variables (n=134)
| Variable | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age | 63.4 (12.1) |
| Hollingshead Two Factor Index Score | 41.0 (17.6) |
| Years with CAD | 09.0 (10.3) |
| Frequency (%) | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 80 (59.7) |
| Female | 54 (40.3) |
| Education | |
| % High graduate or greater | 114 (83.6) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 100 (74.6) |
| African American | 31 (23.2) |
| Other | 03 (02.2) |
| Marital status | |
| % Married or Partnered | 103 (76.8) |
| Co-morbidity Index Score | |
| 0–1 | 62 (46.3) |
| ≥ 2 | 72 (53.7) |
| Frequency of chest pain over the last 30 days | |
| Absent | 07 (05.2) |
| Monthly | 48 (43.3) |
| Weekly | 51 (38.1) |
| Daily | 14(10.4) |
| Missing | 04 (03.0) |
| Current smoking | 18 (13.4) |
| Hx. Heart Failure | 36 (26.9) |
| Hx. Diabetes | 38 (28.4) |
| Hx. Hyperlipidemia | 113 (84.3) |
| Hx. Hypertension | 95 (70.9) |
| Hx. AMI | 77 (57.5) |
| Hx. CABG | 61 (45.5) |
| Hx. PCI | 94 (70.1) |
| Rx. Depression | 32 (23.9) |
| Rx. Beta blockers | 81 (60.4) |
| Rx. ASA or other anti-platelet | 103 (76.9) |
| Rx. Lipid lowering | 95 (70.9) |
| Rx. Long-acting nitrate | 48 (35.8) |
Note: AMI- acute myocardial infarction, CABG-coronary artery bypass grafting, PCI-percutaneous coronary intervention, ASA-aspirin Rx.- Prescription for, NTG-nitroglyerin