Table 1.

Hypothesised predictors for CR engagement

Sociodemographic factors	Cardiac risk factors	Patient’s medical status	Service-level factors
Age	High blood pressure	Total number of comorbidities	Referred to CR
Ethnicity	Diabetes	Previous cardiac event	Venue of source of referral to CR
Marital status	High blood cholesterol	Angina	Hospital length of stay
Index of Multiple Deprivation	Anxiety		Received confirmed joining date
	Depression		Patient received early CR
	Family history

CR, cardiac rehabilitation.