Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by trial arm
| Characteristic | Intervention n=46 (48.9%) | Usual care n=48 (51.1%) | Total N=94 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | |||
| Age (mean±SD) | 62.6±13.1 | 62.7±16.5 | 62.7±14.8 |
| Female sex | 14 (30.4) | 15 (31.3) | 30 (31.9) |
| Non-white | 8 (17.4) | 8 (17.0) | 16 (17.0) |
| Clinical | |||
| Cardiac rehabilitation indication (% yes)* | |||
| Valve surgery | 19 (41.3) | 22 (45.8) | 41 (43.6) |
| Coronary artery bypass graft surgery | 19 (41.3) | 16 (33.3) | 35 (37.2) |
| Arrhythmia or rhythm device | 16 (34.8) | 11 (22.9) | 27 (28.7) |
| Acute coronary syndrome | 10 (21.7) | 14 (29.1) | 24 (25.5) |
| Percutaneous coronary intervention | 9 (19.6) | 9 (18.8) | 18 (19.1) |
| Other (heart failure, congenital heart disease, non-disabling stroke) | 3 (6.5) | 7 (14.5) | 10 (10.6) |
| Risk factors (% yes) | |||
| Hyperlipidaemia | 29 (63.0) | 24 (50.0) | 58 (61.7) |
| Hypertension | 28 (60.9) | 25 (52.1) | 53 (56.4) |
| Diabetes | 7 (15.2) | 14 (29.1) | 21 (22.3) |
| Smoking | 4 (8.7) | 10 (29.2) | 14 (14.9) |
| Previous history of cardiac disease (% yes) | 42 (91.3) | 38 (79.2) | 80 (85.1) |
| Comorbidities (% yes) | |||
| Arthritis | 7 (15.2) | 4 (8.3) | 11 (11.7) |
| Cancer | 3 (6.5) | 6 (12.5) | 9 (9.6) |
| Length of stay (mean days±SD) | 9.3±4.6 | 10.8±9.4 | 10.0±7.4 |
| Discharged on weekend | 9 (19.6) | 8 (17.0) | 17 (18.1) |
*Indications are not mutually exclusive (eg, bypass surgery patients had concomitant valve repair).