Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Included in HRQOL analysis | Included in depression analysis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | |||||
n = 308 | n = 307 | n = 54 | n = 66 | |||||
Demographics | ||||||||
Age (years) | 57.7 | (9.5) | 58.2 | (9.7) | 57.3 | (9.3) | 58.1 | (10.0) |
Female | 63 | (21 %) | 63 | (21 %) | 12 | (22 %) | 15 | (23 %) |
Caucasian | 282 | (92 %) | 281 | (92 %) | 49 | (91 %) | 62 | (94 %) |
Higher education (>8 years) | 69 | (22 %) | 65 | (21 %) | 11 | (20 %) | 12 | (18 %) |
Employed (fulltime or part-time) | 162 | (53 %) | 171 | (56 %) | 32 | (60 %) | 37 | (56 %) |
Married/cohabiting | 250 | (81 %) | 257 | (84 %) | 42 | (84 %) | 57 | (88 %) |
Previous vascular disease | ||||||||
Myocardial infarction | 51 | (17 %) | 54 | (18 %) | 10 | (19 %) | 10 | (15 %) |
Percutaneous coronary intervention | 41 | (13 %) | 46 | (15 %) | 6 | (11 %) | 6 | (9 %) |
Coronary artery bypass surgery | 14 | (5 %) | 17 | (6 %) | 5 | (9 %) | 3 | (5 %) |
Stroke | 12 | (4 %) | 7 | (2 %) | 0 | (0 %) | 0 | (0 %) |
Peripheral artery disease | 18 | (6 %) | 22 | (7 %) | 6 | (11 %) | 7 | (11 %) |
No known previous cardiovascular disease | 224 | (73 %) | 222 | (73 %) | 37 | (69 %) | 52 | (80 %) |
Cardiovascular risk factors | ||||||||
Positive family history | 179 | (58 %) | 187 | (61 %) | 30 | (56 %) | 40 | (62 %) |
Diagnosed diabetes mellitus | 42 | (14 %) | 42 | (14 %) | 6 | (11 %) | 8 | (12 %) |
Dyslipidaemia before hospital admission | 214 | (70 %) | 218 | (71 %) | 35 | (65 %) | 42 | (64 %) |
Hypertension before hospital admission | 120 | (39 %) | 107 | (35 %) | 19 | (35 %) | 22 | (33 %) |
Current smoking | 142 | (46 %) | 126 | (41 %) | 27 | (50 %) | 26 | (39 %) |
Overweight (BMI > 25) | 241 | (78 %) | 219 | (71 %) | 44 | (82 %) | 48 | (73 %) |
Physically inactive | 155 | (50 %) | 149 | (49 %) | 24 | (44 %) | 32 | (49 %) |
Depression parameters | ||||||||
BDI score | 8.1 | (7.2) | 6.1 | (5.1) | ||||
BDI ≥ 10 | 15 | (28 %) | 14 | (21 %) | ||||