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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2013 Feb 11;111(9):1264–1269. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.01.272

Table 2.

Unadjusted associations of demographic, psychosocial, and clinical characteristics with estimated physical activity on Day 30 post-discharge for an ACS hospitalization

% difference in activity
(95% confidence limits)
p-value
Age, per 10-year increase −15% (−21, −9) <0.0001
Men 16% (−4, 41) 0.13
Body mass index (kg/m2) −1% (−3, 1) 0.26
Hispanic −9% (−24, 11) 0.36
Black −16% (−33, 7) 0.16
Charlson comorbidity index −8% (−12, −2) 0.01
Chronic lung disease −16% (−37, 12) 0.24
Acute coronary syndrome
   ST elevation myocardial infarction (reference) 0.59
   Non ST elevation myocardial infarction −7% (−29, 23)
   Unstable angina −12% (−31, 13)
Index acute coronary syndrome hospitalization
   Treated with percutaneous coronary angioplasty 26% (2, 55) 0.04
   Length of hospital stay, days −6% (−8, −3) <0.0001
Grace risk score, per 10-point increase −6% (−9, −3) <0.0001
Left ventricular ejection fraction, per 10% increase −0.03% (−8, 9) 0.99
Left ventricular ejection fraction < 40% −2% (−29, 36) 0.92
History of cardiovascular diseases and related procedures
   Myocardial infarction −13% (−29, 6) 0.17
   Percutaneous coronary angioplasty 4% (−13, 26) 0.66
   Coronary artery bypass grafting −9% (−30, 18) 0.46
   Stroke −38% (−62, −0.4) 0.051
   Peripheral arterial disease −33% (−57, 4) 0.07
   Congestive heart failure −6% (−31, 29) 0.71
New York Heart Association class III/IV −2% (−48, 19) 0.26
History of chronic angina −4% (−21, 15) 0.65
Psychosocial symptoms and social support
Beck Depression Inventory (per 5-point increase) −5% (−10, 1) 0.12
Beck Depression Inventory > 10 −9% (−24, 10) 0.32
Anergia −20% (−34, −3) 0.03
HADS-A (per 1 point increase) 1% (−2, 4) 0.43
No partner or spouse −24% (−37, −10) 0.003
Low perceived social support −3% (−28, 30) 0.84

HADS-A – anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale