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Table 2 Comparison of participant baseline and final measures

From: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cardiac Rehabilitation program delivered in a non-Indigenous health service (Yeddung Gauar): a mixed methods feasibility study

Outcome

Baseline (n = 4)

Final# (n = 3)

Weight (kg), median (IQR)

106 (78–140)

92 (77–106)

Body mass index (kg/m2), median (IQR)

40 (29–54)

35 (29–40)

Waist circumference (cm), median (IQR)

115 (92–133)

108 (88–115)

Waist-to-hip ratio, median (IQR)

0.88 (0.87–0.89)

0.87 (0.84–0.88)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), median (IQR)

117 (105–127)

110 (105–118)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), median (IQR)

76 (67–79)

70 (70–73)

6-min walk test distance (m), median (IQR)

518 (290–578)

386 (246–525)

MacNew Global (1–7), median (IQR)

5.6 (5.3–6.3)

5.8 (5.7–6.0)

MacNew Physical (1–7), median (IQR)

5.2 (4.9–6.2)

6.1 (5.4–6.4)

MacNew Social (1–7), median (IQR)

6.0 (5.7–6.5)

6.2 (6.2–6.4)

MacNew Emotional (1–7), median (IQR)

5.8 (5.5–6.5)

5.7 (5.7–6.0)

HADS-Anxiety (0–21), median (IQR)

4.5 (2–7.5)

6 (3–7)

HADS-Depression (0–21), median (IQR)

3 (1.0–7.0)

2 (1.5–2.5)

Total cholesterol (mmol/L), median (IQR)

3.3 (2.9–5.1)

3.6 (3.4–3.7)

Triglycerides (mmol/L), median (IQR)

1.6 (1.1–2.2)

1.4 (1.1–2.2)

Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L), median (IQR)

1.6 (1.6–2.2)

1.7 (1.5–2.0)

High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L), median (IQR)

0.88 (0.71–1.1)

0.88 (0.83–1.0)

Blood glucose level (mmol/L), median (IQR)

5.3 (5.0–5.6)

5.1 (4.7–6.2)

  1. #The last cardiac rehabilitation session attended by the participant; MacNew, MacNew Heart Disease Health-related quality-of-life Questionnaire (1 = low HRQoL, 7 = high HRQoL); HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (higher scores indicating high anxiety and depression)