Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study patients
From: Obstacles and alternative options for cardiac rehabilitation in Nanjing, China: an exploratory study
Characteristics | Refusal to attend CR (n = 281) | Agreed to attend CR (n = 47) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree to attend EP (n = 185) | Refusal to attend EP (n = 96) | |||
Age, years | 65.5 ± 6.4 | 61.3 ± 8.3 | 56.7 ± 5.6 | <0.001 |
Gender, female | 75 (40.5) | 9 (9.4) | 2 (4.3) | <0.001 |
Married | 181 (97.8) | 94 (97.9) | 44 (93.6) | 0.256 |
Education: Junior high school or lower | 125 (67.6) | 59 (61.5) | 5 (10.6) | <0.001 |
Employed | 92 (49.7) | 50 (52.1) | 29 (61.7) | 0.341 |
Current smoker | 71 (38.4) | 38 (39.6) | 20 (42.6) | 0.870 |
Health insurance status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Basic medical care or lack of health insurance | 128 (69.2) | 68 (70.8) | 8 (17.0) | <0.001 |
  Free medical care or other commercial health insurance | 59 (31.9) | 26 (27.1) | 39 (83.0) |  |
Income: (Chinese Yuan/month) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Low (≤3,000) | 103 (55.7) | 26 (27.1) | 9 (19.1) | <0.001 |
  Medium (3,000 - 5,000) | 62 (33.5) | 47 (49.0) | 10 (21.3) |  |
  High (≥5,000) | 20 (10.8) | 23 (24.0) | 28 (59.6) |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.3 ± 2.4 | 24.2 ± 2.3 | 23.8 ± 2.1 | 0.443 |
Medical diagnosis: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  STEMI | 65 (35.1) | 35 (36.5) | 22 (46.8) | 0.534 |
  NSTEMI | 71 (38.4) | 35 (36.5) | 12 (25.5) |  |
  Unstable angina | 49 (26.5) | 26 (27.1) | 13 (27.7) |  |
No. of diseased vessels | 1 (1 - 2) | 1 (1 - 2) | 1 (1-2) | 0.847 |
EF | 50 (45 - 55) | 50 (45 - 55) | 50 (45 - 57) | 0.740 |
Management strategies | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  PCI | 163 (88.1) | 86 (89.6) | 37 (78.7) | 0.161 |
  CABG | 9 (4.9) | 4 (4.2) | 5 (10.6) | 0.239 |
Duration of hospitalization (days) | 6 (5 - 7) | 6 (5 - 7) | 6 (5 - 8) | 0.351 |
Previous heart disease | 51 (27.6) | 21 (21.9) | 16 (34.0) | 0.287 |
Co-morbidity: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Diabetes | 60 (32.4) | 22 (22.9) | 15 (31.9) | 0.235 |
  Hypertension | 87 (47.0) | 34 (35.4) | 24 (51.1) | 0.105 |