Table 2.
Participant characteristics by cardiac rehabilitation referral and enrolment
| Referred (N=92) |
Enrolled (N=76) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Yes n=66 (78.6%) | No n=26 (28.3%) | Yes n=35 (46.0%) | No n=41 (53.9%) |
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Age (mean±SD) | 63.1±13.8 | 61.0±17.2 | 61.5±14.0 | 62.9±16.0 |
| Female sex | 21 (31.8) | 7 (26.9) | 12 (34.3) | 10 (24.4) |
| Non-white | 13 (19.7) | 4 (15.4) | 8 (22.9) | 6 (14.6) |
| Clinical | ||||
| Cardiac rehabilitation indication (% yes) | ||||
| Valve surgery | 29 (43.9) | 10 (38.5) | 18 (51.4) | 16 (39.0) |
| Coronary artery bypass graft surgery | 29 (43.9) | 6 (23.1) | 14 (40) | 14 (34.1) |
| Arrhythmia or rhythm Device | 18 (27.2) | 9 (34.6) | 10 (28.8) | 9 (22.0) |
| Acute coronary syndrome | 20 (30.3) | 4 (15.4) | 8 (22.9) | 11 (26.8) |
| Percutaneous coronary intervention | 14 (21.2) | 4 (15.4) | 7 (20.0) | 8 (19.5) |
| Heart failure | 2 (3.0) | 5 (19.2)* | 2 (5.7) | 3 (7.3) |
| Risk factors (% yes) | ||||
| Hypertension | 40 (60.6) | 12 (46.2) | 21 (60) | 22 (53.7) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 41 (62.1) | 11 (42.3) | 21 (60.0) | 25 (61.0) |
| Smoking (% current) | 12 (18.2) | 2 (7.7) | 5 (14.3) | 6 (14.6) |
| Diabetes | 17 (25.8) | 4 (15.4) | 7 (20.0) | 11 (26.8) |
| Previous history of cardiac disease (% yes) | 56 (84.8) | 23 (88.5) | 30 (85.7) | 36 (87.8) |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Arthritis | 9 (13.6) | 2 (7.7) | 5 (14.3) | 4 (9.8) |
| Cancer | 3 (4.5) | 5 (19.2)* | 2 (5.7) | 5 (12.2) |
| Length of stay (mean days±SD) | 9.2±4.7 | 11.3±10.9** | 9.4±4.4 | 8.2±4.8 |
| Discharged on weekend | 12 (18.2) | 6 (23.1) | 9 (25.7) | 6 (14.6) |
| Referred to site closer to home | – | – | 30 (85.7)* | 15 (36.6) |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01.