Table 1. Baseline characteristics (n = 1,262).
| Characteristics (1) | mean±SD or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sociodemographic data | |
| Age (years) | 54.2±7.0 |
| Sex (male) | 968 (76.7) |
| Education n = 1,249 | |
| <10th grade | 209 (16.8) |
| Secondary school | 691 (55.3) |
| College/university | 288 (23.1) |
| Living situation n = 1,248 | |
| Family/partner | 987 (79.1) |
| Living alone | 218 (17.5) |
| Other | 43 (3.4) |
| Occupation (employed) n = 1,248 | 1127 (90.3) |
| Sick leave before CR n = 1,248 | 892 (71.5) |
| Cardiac rehabilitation | |
| Admission to CR | |
| After an acute event | 1044 (82.7) |
| For a chronic disorder | 218 (17.3) |
| Setting of CR | |
| Inpatient | 1158 (91.8) |
| Outpatient/day care | 104 (8.2) |
| Indication for referral to CR | |
| ACS | 500 (39.6) |
| Stable CAD | 229 (18.1) |
| Heart valve disease | 153 (12.1) |
| CABG | 96 (7.6) |
| Venous disease | 49 (3.9) |
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 49 (3.9) |
| Aortic diseases | 47 (3.7) |
| Arterial hypertension | 46 (3.6) |
| Chronic heart failure | 36 (2.9) |
| Atherosclerosis (incl. PAD) | 24 (1.9) |
| Intervention (PCI, ICD/CRT) | 19 (1.5) |
| Myo-/endo-/pericarditis | 7 (0.6) |
| Other | 7 (0.6) |
| Comorbidities/ risk factors | 3.4±1.6* |
| Arterial hypertension | 840 (66.6) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 772 (61.2) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 206 (16.3) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 111 (8.8) |
| PAD | 64 (5.1) |
| Depression | 55 (4.4) |
| COPD | 52 (4.1) |
| Kidney disease | 51 (4.0) |
*number of comorbidities; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CAD, coronary artery disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CR, cardiac rehabilitation; CRT, cardiac resynchronisation therapy; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator; PAD, peripheral artery disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SD, standard deviation