Levels of depressive symptoms in cardiac patients attending cardiac rehabilitation with a history of depression: pre Covid-19 and Covid-19 period comparison

Table 1 Baseline characteristics for pre COVID-19 period and during COVID-19 period groups

Variables	Pre COVID-19 period (n = 2713)		During COVID-19 period (n = 948)		P	Effect size
Variables	n	Mean + SD	n	Mean + SD	P	Effect size
Age	2713	61.77 ± 10.98	948	61.73 ± 11.01	0.926	0.00
Total comorbidities	2713	4.84 ± 2.21	948	4.78 ± 2.22	0.514	0.03
Weight	2591	86.60 ± 20.09	876	85.62 ± 19.96	0.212	0.05
HADS anxiety score measurement	2711	9.24 ± 4.79	947	8.79 ± 4.78	0.013	0.09
		%		%
Gender female %	987	36.3	347	36.8	0.758	0.01
Comorbid anxiety (yes) %	1482	54.6	497	52.4	0.242	0.02
150 min. physical activity a week (yes) %	1019	40.8	339	39.8	0.612	0.01
Smoking (yes) %	377	14.2	130	14.3	0.927	0.00
Partnered %	1445	65.7	478	63.1	0.197	0.02
IMD (most deprived) %	461	21.9	172	22.6	0.698	0.01

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