Sociodemographic data
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Age (years) | 61.86 (11.29) | 58.31 (11.43) | 61.0 (11.4) | 2.79 | 419 | 0.005 |
Women | 18.1% | 27.4% | 20.4% | 4.19 | 1 | 0.04 |
Level of education | | | | | | |
Low | 66.3% | 66.0% | 66.3% | | | |
Medium | 19.4% | 17.9% | 19.0% | | | |
High | 14.3% | 16.0% | 14.7% | 0.25 | 2 | 0.88 |
Living alone | 13.3% | 16.0% | 14.0% | 0.48 | 1 | 0.48 |
Smoking | 47.0% | 61.6% | 50.8% | 6.28 | 1 | 0.01 |
Pre-MI depression | 6.0% | 43.4% | 15.4% | 84.8 | 1 | <0.001 |
Cardiac condition | | | | | | |
History of MI | 14.0% | 15.1% | 14.3% | 0.08 | 1 | 0.77 |
Killip class ⩾2 | 14.0% | 15.1% | 14.3% | 0.08 | 1 | 0.78 |
LVEF ⩽40% | 23.9% | 22.6% | 23.6% | 0.07 | 1 | 0.79 |
Diabetes mellitus | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.5% | 0.001 | 1 | 0.98 |
Health status at three months (health related QoL score)
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Physical functioning | 74.6 (23.8) | 67.4 (24.9) | 72.8 (24.3) | 2.61 | 407 | 0.009 |
Social functioning | 83.8 (20.5) | 62.6 (22.5) | 78.4 (22.9) | 8.87 | 412 | <0.001 |
Role limitations-physical | 64.7 (41.3) | 25.2 (35.8) | 54.8 (43.5) | 8.66 | 407 | <0.001 |
Role limitations-emotional | 79.7 (35.8) | 44.0 (42.8) | 70.7 (40.7) | 8.32 | 408 | <0.001 |
General health | 65.9 (20.3) | 51.2 (18.7) | 62.3 (20.9) | 6.38 | 405 | <0.001 |
Pain | 86.7 (18.3) | 76.8 (20.3) | 84.2 (19.3) | 4.61 | 411 | <0.001 |
Cardiac related complaints
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Somatic complaints | 18.9 (6.8) | 25.7 (8.3) | 20.6 (7.8) | −8.39 | 411 | <0.001 |
Palpitations | 35.1% | 59.5% | 41.3% | 14.49 | 1 | 0.002 |
Angina | 37.1% | 57.0% | 42.3% | 9.39 | 1 | <0.001 |
Dyspnoea | 45.9% | 50.6% | 47.1% | 0.53 | 1 | <0.001 |
Fatigue | 28.6% | 55.1% | 35.3% | 18.01 | 1 | <0.001 |
Disability
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Complete disability | 13.2% | 35.4% | 18.6% | 23.66 | 1 | <0.001 |
Partial disability | 12.6% | 42.3% | 19.9% | 40.24 | 1 | <0.001 |