Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics at hospitalization for index event in patients with and without hospital-based secondary preventive follow-up program after acute myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
| Â | Hospital-based follow-up | No hospital-based follow-up | p |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 788 | n = 752 | ||
n | n | ||
Mean age (years) (SD) | 62 (10) | 64 (9) | < 0.001 |
Male | 610 (77%) | 593 (79%) | 0.50 |
Higher education* | 205 (28%) | 201 (29%) | 0.58 |
Working** | 304 (39%) | 282 (38%) | 0.33 |
Married/cohabiting | 624 (79%) | 600 (80%) | 0.79 |
Mean body mass index (kg/m2) (SD) | 28 (5) | 28 (4) | 0.15 |
Smoking | 224 (28%) | 203 (27%) | 0.57 |
Lipid lowering therapy | 346 (44%) | 333 (44%) | 0.80 |
Antihypertensive therapy | 367 (47%) | 355 (47%) | 0.96 |
Diabetes | 120 (15%) | 110 (15%) | 0.72 |
Previous coronary heart disease: | Â | Â | Â |
  Myocardial infarction | 106 (13%) | 99 (13%) | 0.82 |
  Percutaneous coronary intervention | 106 (13%) | 103 (14%) | 0.94 |
  Coronary artery bypass grafting | 45 (6%) | 46 (6%) | 0.75 |
 Previous stroke | 36 (5%) | 37 (5%) | 0.81 |
Mean LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) (SD) | 3.0 (1.1) | 2.9 (1.1) | 0.29 |
Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (SD) | 145 (24) | 147 (24) | 0.10 |
Mean diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (SD) | 86 (14) | 87 (14) | 0.50 |
Mean left ventricular ejection fraction (%)(SD) | 52 (9) | 51 (10) | 0.48 |
Qualifying diagnosis: | Â | Â | Â |
  Myocardial infarction | 394 (50%) | 366 (49%) | 0.61 |
  Percutaneous coronary intervention | 334 (42%) | 343 (46%) | 0.22 |
  Coronary artery bypass grafting | 60 (8%) | 43 (6%) | 0.15 |