Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| N = 39,588a | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years (SD) | 65.1 (SD 10.60) | |
| Gender, n men (%) n = 38,862 | 30,121 (78%) | |
| Ethnicity, n British (%) n = 33,149 | 28,697 (87%) | |
| One or more comorbidities, n (%) | 29,326 (74%) | |
| Employment status, n (%) n = 33,894 | ||
| Employed | 10,083 (30%) | |
| Unemployed | 5184 (15%) | |
| Retired | 18,627 (55%) | |
| Marital status: partnered, n (%) n = 30,823 | 24,769 (80%) | |
| Previous cardiac event, n (%) | 13,108 (33%) | |
| Undergone previous revascularisation, n (%) | 34,410 (87%) | |
| Median wait time to start CR from referral (days) | 36 days (IQR 22, 57) | |
| Mean wait time to start CR from referral (days) | 45 days (SD 38.26) | |
| Median CR programme duration (days) | 59 days (IQR 47, 81) | |
| Mean CR programme duration (days) | 67 days (SD 35.78) | |
| Baseline |
Post-CR |
|
| Symptoms of anxiety present, n (%) | 11,015 (28%) | 8394 (21%)* |
| Mean anxiety score (SD) | 5.43 (4.04) | 4.69 (3.77)* |
| Symptoms of depression present, n (%) | 6734 (17%) | 4637 (12%)* |
| Mean depression score (SD) | 4.20 (3.50) | 3.36 (3.22)* |
SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; CR: cardiac rehabilitation.
a
N = 39,588 unless otherwise stated.
N = 25,045 had data on all these variables.
*
χ2 and t-test all P < 0.001.