| Home-based (n = 263) | Centre-based (n = 262) | |
| Sex, males n (%) | 203 (77.2) | 199 (76.0) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 60.3 (10.5) | 61.8 (11.0) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| White | 211 (80.2) | 207 (79.3) |
| Asian | 43 (16.3) | 46 (17.6) |
| Other | 9 (3.4) | 8 (3.0) |
| In paid employment, n (%) | 109 (41.5) | 111 (42.4) |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | ||
| MI | 129 (49.0) | 129 (49.2) |
| PTCA | 101 (38.4) | 110 (42.0) |
| CABG | 33 (12.5) | 23 (8.8) |
| Medical history, n (%) | ||
| MI | 43 (16.5) | 54 (20.7) |
| CABG | 16 (6.1) | 10 (3.4) |
| PTCA (angioplasty) | 24 (9.2) | 24 (9.3) |
| Diabetes | 35 (13.4) | 36 (14.1) |
| Smoking history, n (%) | ||
| Current smoker at heart attack | 94 (35.7) | 85 (32.4) |
| Ex-smoker | 101 (38.4) | 106 (40.5) |
| Lifetime non-smoker | 68 (25.9) | 71 (27.1) |
| Healthy food intake, mean (SD) | ||
| Fruit and vegetables | 3.42 (1.20) | 3.52 (1.23) |
| Fish | 1.37 (0.93) | 1.52 (0.89) |
| White meat | 1.83 (0.79) | 1.81 (0.84) |
| Unhealthy food intake, mean (SD) | ||
| Fried food | 1.50 (1.06) | 1.31 (1.04) |
| Beef | 1.80 (0.94) | 1.78 (0.96) |
| Snacks | 2.19 (1.42) | 2.16 (1.32) |
| Physical activity score, mean (SD) | 6.24 (3.75) | 6.08 (3.80) |
| HADS anxiety score, mean (SD) | 7.89 (4.52) | 7.20 (4.23) |
| HADS depression score, mean (SD) | 4.92 (3.40) | 4.76 (3.27) |
| Clinical indices | ||
| Systolic BP, mean (SD) n | 124.00 (17.27) | 123.57 (18.32) |
| Diastolic BP, mean (SD) n | 72.45 (11.09) | 72.07 (10.55) |
| Total cholesterol, mean (SD) n | 4.75 (1.25) | 4.75 (1.35) |
| HDL cholesterol ,mean (SD) n | 1.21 (0.55) | 1.26 (0.71) |
| BMI, mean (SD) n | 28.07 (4.94) | 27.72 (4.88) |
| Killip Index (post-MI), mean (SD) n | 1.12 (0.37) | 1.09 (0.34) |
| No of vessels treated by PTCA, mean (SD) | 1.24 (0.48) | 1.18 (0.46) |
| No of vessels treated by CABG, mean (SD) | 2.74 (0.93) | 3.05 (1.54) |
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; MI, myocardial infarction; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.