Table 1.
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND MEDICAL HISTORY OF CHD PATIENTS ENTERING CARDIAC REHABILITATION (N = 140)
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (men) | 100 | 69.9 |
| Race | ||
| White/Caucasian | 127 | 88.8 |
| Black/African American | 4 | 2.8 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 3 | 2.1 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3 | 2.1 |
| Mixed ethnic/other | 3 | 2.1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 92 | 64.3 |
| Living with significant other | 6 | 4.2 |
| Divorced/separated | 22 | 15.4 |
| Single (never married) | 15 | 10.5 |
| Widowed | 8 | 5.6 |
| Education | ||
| <High school | 16 | 11.2 |
| High school diploma/general education development | 20 | 14.0 |
| Technical or trade school | 7 | 4.9 |
| Some college | 38 | 26.6 |
| College graduate | 34 | 23.8 |
| >4 y of college | 28 | 19.6 |
| Employment status | ||
| Full time | 73 | 51.0 |
| Part time | 7 | 4.9 |
| Retired | 44 | 30.8 |
| Disabled | 11 | 7.7 |
| Unemployed/volunteer | 8 | 5.6 |
| Medical history | ||
| Ejection fraction (%) (M ± SD) | 102 | 51.1 ± 11.6 |
| Body mass index (M ± SD) | 143 | 29.4 ± 5.9 |
| Family history of CHD | 75 | 52.4 |
| Myocardial infarction | 67 | 46.9 |
| Percutaneous coronary intervention | 57 | 39.9 |
| Coronary artery bypass surgery | 48 | 33.6 |
| Arrhythmias | 19 | 13.3 |
| Heart failure | 7 | 4.9 |
| Type 2 diabetes | 41 | 27.4 |
| Hypertension | 105 | 73.4 |
| Health behaviors | ||
| Past smoker | 87 | 60.8 |
| Current smoker | 9 | 6.3 |
Abbreviation: CHD, coronary heart disease.