| Home-based CR | Centre-based CR | Mean difference (95% CI of mean difference) | Adjusted mean difference* (95% CI of adjusted mean difference) | |||||
| Mean | SD | No | Mean | SD | No | |||
| SBP (mm Hg) | 133.55 | 18.37 | 235 | 132.18 | 21.54 | 232 | 1.37 (−2.27 to 5.01) | 1.94 (−1.11 to 5.00) |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 74.94 | 9.82 | 235 | 74.21 | 10.66 | 232 | 0.73 (−1.13 to 2.59) | 0.42 (−1.25 to 2.09) |
| Total cholesterol mmol/l | 3.99 | 0.90 | 232 | 3.88 | 0.83 | 233 | 0.11 (−0.05 to 0.26) | 0.10 (−0.05 to 0.24) |
| HDL-cholesterol mmol/l | 1.29 | 0.39 | 233 | 1.33 | 0.62 | 233 | −0.01 (−0.08 to 0.06) | 0.05 (−0.01 to 0.11) |
| HADS anxiety score | 6.37 | 4.67 | 220 | 5.94 | 4.44 | 226 | 0.43 (−0.40 to 1.26) | −0.02 (−0.69 to 0.65) |
| HADS depression score | 4.60 | 3.97 | 225 | 4.77 | 3.66 | 229 | −0.17 (−0.88 to 0.53) | −0.35 (−0.95 to 0.25) |
| Distance on ISWT (m) | 391.3 | 162.11 | 191 | 406.8 | 157.6 | 179 | −15.52 (−48.18 to 17.13) | −21.5 (−48.27 to 5.24) |
| Smoking prevalence (n, %) | 49 | 21.5% | 45 | 19.5% | 2.0% (−5.3% to 9.3%) | RR 0.9† (0.5 to 1.85) | ||
*Adjusted for baseline score, age, sex, diagnosis, ethnicity and centre, except for the ISWT which had no baseline score.
†RR of being a smoker in home arm v centre-based.
CI, confidence interval; CR, cardiac rehabilitation; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; ISWT, incremental shuttle walking test; RR, relative risk; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation.