Table 2.
Participants’ characteristics.
| Total (n = 28) | Exercise-based CR (n = 13) | Comprehensive CR (n = 15) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Age (years) | 65.7 (63.0, 68.5) | 66.0 (61.7, 70.3) | 65.5 (61.4, 69.5) | |
| Sex | Men | 20 (71.4) | 10 (76.9) | 10 (66.7) |
| Women | 8 (28.6) | 3 (23.1) | 5 (33.3) | |
| Civil status | Single | 4 (14.3) | 2 (15.4) | 2 (13.3) |
| Married | 19 (67.9) | 9 (69.2) | 10 (66.7) | |
| Widow | 2 (7.1) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (6.7) | |
| Divorced | 3 (10.7) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (13.3) | |
| Occupation | Domestic homemaker | 1 (3.6) | 1 (7.7) | – |
| Employed | 9 (32.1) | 4 (30.8) | 5 (33.3) | |
| Retired | 18 (64.3) | 8 (61.5) | 10 (66.7) | |
| Unemployed | – | – | – | |
| Education levela | Illiterate | 2 (7.1) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (6.7) |
| Incomplete elementary | 18 (64.3) | 9 (69.2) | 9 (60.0) | |
| Complete elementary | 1 (3.6) | 1 (7.7) | – | |
| Complete high school | 5 (17.9) | 1 (7.7) | 4 (26.7) | |
| Complete post-secondary | 2 (7.1) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (6.7) | |
| Post-graduate | – | – | – | |
| Monthly family incomeb | Up to 1 minimum salary | 4 (14.3) | 1 (7.7) | 3 (20.0) |
| 1 to 2 minimum salaries | 6 (21.4) | 4 (30.8) | 2 (13.3) | |
| 2 to 3 minimum salaries | 10 (35.7) | 4 (30.8) | 6 (40.0) | |
| 3 to 4 minimum salaries | 4 (14.3) | 2 (15.4) | 2 (13.3) | |
| 4 to 5 minimum salaries | 2 (7.1) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (6.7) | |
| 5 to 6 minimum salaries | 1 (3.6) | – | 1 (6.7) | |
| Did not want to reveal | 1 (3.6) | 1 (7.7) | – | |
| Clinic | ||||
| Diagnostic | Myocardial Infarction | 24 (85.7) | 11 (84.6) | 13 (86.7) |
| Angioplasty | 2 (7.1) | 2 (15.4) | – | |
| CRVM | 2 (7.1) | – | 2 (13.3) | |
| Comorbid | Hypertension | 28 (100) | 13 (100) | 15 (100) |
| Diabetes | 24 (85.7) | 12 (92.3) | 11 (73.3) | |
| Obesity | 6 (21.4) | 2 (15.4) | 4 (26.7) | |
| Dyslipidemia | 28 (100) | 13 (100) | 15 (100) |
Data are frequency and percentage: n (%) except age, which is mean and 95% confidence interval. No difference between the exercise-based and the comprehensive program groups for any of the variable P>.05.
a
Illiterate = less than 1 year of study; Incomplete elementary = between 1 and 7 years; Complete elementary = 8 years; Incomplete high school = between 9 and 10 years; Complete high school = 12 years; Incomplete post-secondary = between 13 and 15; Complete post-secondary = 16 years; Post-graduate > 16 years.
b
1 Brazilian minimum salary = 1039 BRL; corresponds to 258 USD (conversion date 01.01.2020).