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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Effect of the patient education - Learning and Coping strategies - in cardiac rehabilitation on return to work at one year: a randomised controlled trial show (LC-REHAB)

 

n = 244

Variables

LC-arm (n = 119)

Control arm (n = 125)

n (%)

n (%)

Age (year)

 20-29

0

(0.0)

2

(1.6)

 30-39

6

(5.0)

5

(4.0)

 40-49

32

(26.9)

37

(29.6)

 50-60

81

(68.1)

81

(64.8)

Sex (male)

99

(83.2)

89

(71.2)1

BMI (kg/m2)

 BMI < 25

19

(16.0)

29

(23.3)

 BMI 25-30

61

(51.3)

54

(43.2)

 BMI > 30

39

(32.8)

42

(33.6)

Diagnosis

 IHD

97

(81.5)

104

(83.2)

 HF

22

(18.5)

21

(16.8)

Diabetes

 No diabetes

98

(82.4)

113

(90.4)

 Type I or Type II diabetes

21

(17.7)

12

(9.6)

Smoking

 Never

42

(35.3)

45

(36.0)

 Former

53

(44.5)

48

(38.4)

 Current

24

(20.2)

32

(25.6)

Lives alone (yes)

23

(19.3)

29

(23.2)

First time in CR (yes) (16% missing)2

84

(80.0)

83

(83.0)

Diagnosed depression (present) (16%missing)3

9

(8.7)

7

(6.9)

Education

 No or low

26

(21.9)

27

(21.6)

 Medium

78

(65.6)

78

(62.4)

 High

15

(12.6)

20

(16.0)

Household income (person/year) (23% missing)4

 0-249.000 DKK (low)

15

(16.0)

6

(5, 6)

 250.000-699.999 DKK (medium)

55

(58.5)

60

(64.5)

  ≥ 700.000 DKK (high)

24

(25.5)

27

(29.0)

No self support prior to CR

19

(16.0)

22

(17.6)

Hospital unit

 Herning hospital

67

(56.3)

68

(54.4)

 Holstebro hospital

48

(40.3)

51

(40.8)

 Ringkøbing hospital

4

(3.4)

6

(4.8)

  1. 1p-value across arms was statistically significant (p = 0.03)
  2. 2Percent calculated accounting for missing values n = 39
  3. 3n = 38
  4. 4n = 57