Table 1 Associations between baseline demographic/clinical variables and six month health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes (N=294)
| Â | Â | Physical HRQoL | Mental HRQoL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | N | Mean (SD) | Mean diff | p | Mean (SD) | Mean diff | p |
| Â | Â | Â | (95% CI) | Â | Â | (95% CI) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Age ≤60 | 141 | 47.7 (10.2) |  |  | 48.5 (11.3) |  |  |
  Age >60 | 153 | 43.5 (11.8) | -4.2 (-6.8, -1.7) | 0.001 | 52.4 (10.7) | 3.9 (1.4, 6.4) | <0.01 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Female | 62 | 44.1 (11.8) |  |  | 48.3 (12.7) |  |  |
  Male | 232 | 45.9 (11.1) | 1.8 (-1.4, 5.0) | 0.27 | 51.1 (10.6) | 2.8 (-0.3, 5.9) | 0.08 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Not married | 87 | 44.3 (11.6) |  |  | 50.5 (11.9) |  |  |
  Married/de-facto relationship | 207 | 46.0 (11.1) | 1.8 (-1.1, 4.6) | 0.22 | 50.62 (10.8) | 0.1 (-2.7, 2.9) | 0.92 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Did not complete high school | 52 | 42.2 (10.8) |  |  | 49.6 (14.0) |  |  |
  Completed at least high school | 242 | 46.2 (11.2) | 4.0 (0.7, 7.4) | 0.02 | 50.7 (10.4) | 1.1 (-2.2, 4.5) | 0.51 |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Unemployed/Retired | 154 | 41.2 (12.1) |  |  | 48.4 (12.2) |  |  |
  Employed | 140 | 48.8 (9.5) | 7.6 (3.8, 11.4) | <0.001 | 50.1 (10.0) | 1.7 (-2.1, 5.5) | 0.39 |
Income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Income <AUD$65,000/annuma | 196 | 44.0 (12.2) |  |  | 50.9 (11.0) |  |  |
  Income ≥AUD$65,000/annuma | 63 | 50.2 (7.5) | 6.2 (3.0, 9.4) | <0.001 | 49.2 (11.4) | -1.7 (-4.9, 1.4) | 0.28 |
Medical Procedureb | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Non-invasive procedure (e.g. angiogram) | 98 | 44.3 (11.7) |  |  | 51.1 (11.5) |  |  |
  Percutaneous coronary intervention | 153 | 45.8 (11.2) | 1.5 (-1.4, 4.4) |  | 50.8 (10.5) | -0.3 (-3.2, 2.6) |  |
  Coronary bypass surgery | 27 | 46.9 (10.6) | 2.6 (-2.3, 7.5) | 0.29 | 48.4 (14.0) | -2.7 (-7.5, 2.1) | 0.27 |
Participation in another cardiac rehabilitation program | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 210 | 46.1 (9.6) |  |  | 49.3 (12.4) |  |  |
  Yes | 84 | 44.5 (10.9) | 1.3 (-1.6, 4.1) | 0.39 | 50 5 (10.1) | -1.6 (-4.5, 1.2) | 0.26 |
Family History of Heart Diseasec | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 91 | 47.0 (10.0) |  |  | 52.3 (10.1) |  |  |
  Yes | 192 | 44.9 (11.7) | -2.2 (-0.6, 5.0) | 0.12 | 50.0 (11.5) | -2.3 (-0.5, 5.1) | 0.10 |
Diabetes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 226 | 46.6 (10.4) |  |  | 51.0 (10.4) |  |  |
  Yes | 68 | 41.9 (13.0) | -4.7 (-1.6, -7.7) | <0.01 | 49.0 (13.2) | -2.0 (-5.1, 1.0) | 0.18 |
Hypertension | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No | 132 | 47.4 (10.3) |  |  | 51.0 (10.2) |  |  |
  Yes | 162 | 44.0 (11.8) | -3.3 (-5.9, -0.8) | 0.01 | 50.1 (11.9) | -0.9 (-3.4, 1.7) | 0.51 |
Body Mass Index, kg/m2 d | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Healthy weight | 81 | 47.5 (10.0) |  |  | 49.0 (11.1) |  |  |
  Overweight | 100 | 46.0 (11.5) | -1.5(-4.8, 1.8) |  | 52.1 (10.0) | 3.1 (-0.2, 6.4) |  |
  Obese | 84 | 43.3 (12.0) | -4.2(-7.6, -0.8) | 0.02 | 48.6 (12.5) | -0.4 (-3.8, 3.1) | 0.83 |
Waist circumference, cme | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Healthy waist (<80 cm: women, <94 cm: men) | 85 | 47.2 (10.1) |  |  | 50.3 (10.4) |  |  |
  Increased risk (≥80 cm: women, ≥94 cm: men) | 189 | 44.9 (11.6) | -2.3(-5.2, 0.6) | 0.12 | 50.7 (11.4) | 0.3 (-2.5, 3.2) | 0.82 |
Randomisation to group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Intervention | 141 | 44.8 (11.8) |  |  | 51.8 (9.8) |  |  |
  Usual care | 153 | 46.1 (10.7) | -1.3 (-3.9, 1.3) | 0.33 | 49.3 (12.1) | 2.5 (-0.0, 5.1) | 0.04 |