Table 2. Comparison of RCT eligible and ineligible patients on demographics and medical comorbidity.
| Total N(%)N = 73 | RCT EligibleN = 39 | RCT IneligibleN = 34 | P | |
| Demographic and comorbidity factors | ||||
| Female | 35 (47.9) | 18 (46.2) | 17 (50.0) | .74 |
| Age, M(SD) | 60.6 (13.4) | 60.7 (13.9) | 60.6 (13.1) | .98 |
| Lives on own | 19 (26.0) | 8 (20.5) | 11 (32.4) | .25 |
| Disability Pension | 22 (30.1) | 11 (28.2) | 11 (32.4) | .70 |
| Indigenous Australian | 6 (8.2) | 4 (10.3) | 2 (5.9) | .68 |
| Current divorce/bereavement | 8 (11.0) | 3 (7.7) | 5 (14.7) | .46 |
| NYHA Class II | 26 (35.6) | 17 (43.6) | 9 (26.5) | .35 |
| III | 39 (53.4) | 18 (46.2) | 39 (53.4) | |
| IV | 8 (11.0) | 4 (10.3) | 8 (11.0) | |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction | 33.9 (12.1) | 34.2 (11.6) | 33.5 (12.9) | .82 |
| Prior myocardial infarction | 34 (46.6) | 23 (59.0) | 11 (32.4) | .03* |
| Atrial fibrillation | 25 (34.2) | 11 (28.2) | 14 (41.2) | .24 |
| Coronary artery bypass | 19 (26.0) | 13 (33.3) | 6 (17.6) | .13 |
| Valve repair/replacement | 12 (16.4) | 4 (10.3) | 8 (23.5) | .13 |
| Biventricular pacemaker | 11 (15.1) | 7 (17.9) | 4 (11.8) | .46 |
| Implanted cardiac defibrillator | 19 (26.0) | 13 (33.3) | 6 (17.6) | .13 |
| Stroke/cerebrovascular accident | 9 (12.3) | 6 (15.4) | 3 (8.8) | .40 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 22 (30.1) | 11 (28.2) | 11 (32.4) | .70 |
| Renal disease | 26 (35.6) | 15 (38.5) | 11 (32.4) | .59 |
| Diabetes | 38 (52.1) | 21 (58.3) | 17 (45.9) | .29 |
| Hypertension | 50 (68.5) | 27 (75.0) | 23 (62.2) | .24 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 34 (46.6) | 15 (41.7) | 19 (51.4) | .41 |
| Tobacco Smoking | 31 (42.5) | 18 (46.2) | 13 (38.2) | .50 |
| Body mass index kg/m2 >35 | 25 (24.2) | 11 (28.2) | 14 (41.2) | .24 |
| Sleep apnea | 13 (17.8) | 5 (12.8) | 8 (23.5) | .23 |
| Chronic Pain | 14 (9.2) | 4 (10.3) | 10 (29.4) | .04* |
NYHA, New York Heart Association; RCT, randomized controlled trial.
*
p<.05.