Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics in the cardiac rehabilitation (CR) female and male
| Characteristic | Total | Female | Male | P**,*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 683) | (n = 172) | (n = 511) | ||
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Education degree (%) | ||||
| Illiterate | 36.6 | 64.5 | 27.2 | < 0.001* |
| Less than diploma | 33.8 | 24.4 | 37.0 | |
| Diploma | 16.7 | 6.4 | 20.2 | |
| Academic | 12.9 | 4.7 | 15.6 | |
| Occupation (%) | ||||
| Market | 40.4 | 0.6 | 53.8 | < 0.001* |
| Clerk | 10.7 | 1.7 | 13.7 | |
| Retired | 25.5 | 4.7 | 32.5 | |
| Housewife | 23.4 | 93.0 | 0.0 | |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||
| Index procedure (%) | 0.194 | |||
| CABG | 96.9 | 96.3 | 98.4 | |
| VHD | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | |
| PCI | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| Cardiac risk factors (%) | ||||
| Diabetes | 37.6 | 34.8 | 37.9 | 0.645 |
| Hypertension | 30.7 | 34.8 | 30.2 | 0.475 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 57.7 | 56.1 | 57.9 | 0.780 |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 57.66 ± 9.21 | 56.97 ± 8.43 | 57.89 ± 9.46 | 0.2610 |
| Anxiety (mean ± SD) | 30.06 ± 11.85 | 36.87 ± 10.76 | 27.77 ± 11.31 | < 0.001* |
| Depression (mean ± SD) | 17.18 ± 3.40 | 18.51 ± 3.12 | 16.65 ± 3.36 | < 0.001* |
Significant difference between female and male for each characteristic
*
P < 0.001
**
Chi-square test performed for nominal and categorical variables
***
t-test performed for continuous variables
CABG: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; VHD: Valvular heart disease; PCI: Percutaneous coronary intervention; SD: Standard deviation