| All patients | Patients with CHD | Patients with presumed diagnosis of CHF | ||||
| Intervention group (n = 505) | Control group (n = 658) | Intervention (n = 461) | Control (n = 619) | Intervention (n = 147) | Control (n = 215) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) age in years | 70 (64, 77) | 71 (63, 78) | 70 (63, 76) | 71 (63, 78) | 72 (65, 79) | 75 (67, 81) |
| Male gender | 341 (68)* | 384 (58)* | 316 (69)* | 370 (60)* | 97 (66)* | 119 (55)* |
| Mean multiple deprivation score | 39.04 (16.66) | 39.81 (15.01) | 38.74 (16.63) | 39.67 (15.04) | 39.16 (15.66) | 41.25 (14.01) |
| Angina | 435 (86) | 588 (89) | 435 (94) | 588 (95) | 100 (68)* | 167 (78)* |
| Mean years since diagnosis | 7.00 (6.39) | 6.68(5.97) | 7.00 (6.39) | 6.68 (5.97) | 7.08 (6.97) | 7.71 (6.69) |
| Past myocardial infarction | 213 (42) | 276 (42) | 213 (46) | 276 (45) | 67 (46) | 116 (54) |
| Mean years since diagnosis | 9.32 (7.55) | 8.42 (7.00) | 9.32 (7.55) | 8.42 (7.00) | 8.05 (8.02) | 8.59 (7.00) |
| Presumed heart failure | 147 (29) | 215 (33) | 103 (22)* | 177 (29)* | 147 (100) | 215 (100) |
| Mean years since diagnosis | 3.37 (3.80)* | 4.68 (3.54)* | 3.44 (3.96)* | 4.61 (3.41)* | 3.37 (3.80)* | 4.67 (3.53)* |
| Diabetes | 84 (17) | 151 (23) | 76 (16) | 140 (23) | 30 (20) | 60 (28) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 38 (8) | 46 (7) | 35 (8) | 40 (6) | 18 (12) | 25 (12) |
| Hypertension | 258 (51) | 361 (55) | 237 (51) | 333 (54) | 84 (57) | 144 (67) |
| Mean systolic BP | 137.88 (18.37) | 138.80 (19.86) | 138.09 (18.23) | 138.51 (19.69) | 134.97 (18.62) | 137.26 (18.27) |
| Mean diastolic BP | 78.71 (9.92) | 78.33(9.88) | 78.86 (9.65) | 78.30 (9.93) | 76.80 (11.84) | 77.66 (9.23) |
| Total cholesterol level | 4.91 (0.98) | 5.01 (1.05) | 4.90 (0.99) | 5.00 (1.05) | 4.77 (0.86) | 5.00 (0.98) |
| Recorded as smokers | 55 (11)* | 110 (17)* | 51 (11)* | 104 (17)* | 17 (12)* | 32 (15)* |
| SF-36 dimension scores | ||||||
| Physical functioning | 49.86 (28.99) | 46.91 (30.10) | 51.04 (29.09) | 47.69 (30.04) | 38.18 (27.38) | 35.53 (27.91) |
| Role physical | 37.30 (42.49) | 40.00 (44.71) | 39.01 (42.89) | 40.98 (44.90) | 24.45 (36.70) | 26.84 (40.39) |
| Bodily pain | 59.34 (28.57) | 55.91 (29.19) | 59.66 (28.44) | 55.78 (29.25) | 53.62 (27.29) | 50.41 (28.67) |
| General health mean score | 48.36 (23.60)* | 45.02 (24.04)* | 49.14 (23.76)* | 45.34 (24.09)* | 42.80 23.12) | 39.81 (23.02) |
| Vitality mean score | 46.02 (21.91) | 43.82 (23.42) | 46.91 (21.99) | 44.18 (23.50) | 39.52 (20.92) | 37.36 (20.54) |
| Social functioning mean score | 68.01 (29.60) | 65.62 (31.12) | 68.42 (29.91) | 66.11 (30.89) | 60.19 (30.16) | 58.47 (30.87) |
| Role emotional mean score | 53.71 (44.91) | 53.10 (45.40) | 54.70 (44.51) | 54.13 (45.47) | 42.35 (45.25) | 45.77 (45.54) |
| Mental health mean score | 70.75 (20.18)* | 67.31 (20.86)* | 70.82 (20.48)* | 67.65 (20.77)* | 70.85 (17.68) | 66.39 (18.44) |
Number (%) or mean (SD) except where otherwise indicated.
*p<0.05 Bootstrapped p values for quality-of-life measures.
Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile.