Table 5. Characteristics, Cardiac Rehabilitation Initiation Rates and Number of Sessions Attended Among Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving Heart Transplants in 2008 (N = 486).
| Characteristic | All transplants | CR non-participants | CR participants | CR initiation rate | p-valuea | Mean CR sessions among CR participants | p-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All [n (%)] | 486 | 281 (58%) | 205 (42%) | 42% | 23.0 ± 11.9 | ||
| Demographic | |||||||
| Age group (years) | 0.63 | 0.002 | |||||
| <35 | 32 (7%) | 19 (7%) | 13 (6%) | 41% | 15.3 ± 11.7 | ||
| 35 to 49 | 80 (16%) | 50 (18%) | 30 (15%) | 38% | 17.3 ± 13.5 | ||
| 50 to 64 | 231 (48%) | 135 (48%) | 96 (47%) | 42% | 24.0 ± 11.6 | ||
| ≥65 | 143 (29%) | 77 (27%) | 66 (32%) | 46% | 25.6 ± 10.4 | ||
| Gender | 0.16 | 0.18 | |||||
| Female | 125 (26%) | 79 (28%) | 46 (22%) | 37% | 20.7 ± 13.1 | ||
| Male | 361 (74%) | 202 (72%) | 159 (78%) | 44% | 23.6 ± 11.5 | ||
| Race | 0.27 | 0.45 | |||||
| White | 350 (72%) | 195 (69%) | 155 (76%) | 44% | 23.6 ± 11.9 | ||
| Black | 91 (19%) | 56 (20%) | 35 (17%) | 38% | 21.6 ± 12.7 | ||
| Other | 45 (9%) | 30 (11%) | 15 (7%) | 33% | 20.1 ± 10.6 | ||
| Region | 0.004 | 0.18 | |||||
| Midwest | 110 (23%) | 49 (17%) | 61 (30%) | 55% | 24.8 ± 11.5 | ||
| Northeast | 77 (16%) | 41 (15%) | 36 (18%) | 47% | 21.4 ± 12.8 | ||
| South | 202 (42%) | 128 (46%) | 74 (36%) | 36% | 23.3 ± 11.9 | ||
| West | 97 (20%) | 63 (22%) | 34 (17%) | 35% | 20.7 ± 11.8 | ||
| Clinical | |||||||
| Previous VAD | 0.21 | 0.79 | |||||
| Yes | 85 (18%) | 44 (16%) | 41 (20%) | 48% | 23.5 ± 12.2 | ||
| No | 401 (82%) | 237 (84%) | 164 (80%) | 41% | 22.9 ± 12.0 | ||
| Discharge to IRF or SNF | 0.38 | 0.36 | |||||
| Yes | 47 (10%) | 30 (11%) | 17 (8%) | 36% | 21.5 ± 12.5 | ||
| No | 439 (90%) | 251 (89%) | 188 (92%) | 43% | 23.4 ± 11.8 |
CR, cardiac rehabilitation; IRF, inpatient rehabilitation facility; ; SD, standard deviation; VAD, ventricular assist device.
a
Pearson's chi-square test.
b
Wilcoxon's test.