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Table 3 Changes in the behavior and clinical risk factors at 6-months follow up (compared to baseline)

From: Community health service center-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary heart disease: a prospective study

 

CR group (n = 57)

Usual care group (n = 69)

P a

 

change

95% CI

change

95% CI

 

Anxiety and depression

 HADS anxiety score

−0.69

−1.34, −0.46

−0.31

−1.18, 0.56

<0.01

 HADS depression score

−1.54

−2.04, −1.04

−0.54

−1.27, 0.19

0.03

SF-12

 SF-12 PCS

8.70

6.05, 11.34

−3.4

−5.72, −1.08

<0.01

 SF-12 MCS

11.50

8.02, 14.98

1.9

−0.44, 4.24

<0.01

Exercise capacity

 6MWT, m

57.42

41.60, 73.20

−9.8

−33.60, 14.00

<0.01

Modifying factors

 Medication adherence

−23.2%

−37.3%, −14.1%

−17.6%

−25.3%, −7.7%,

0.71

 Current smoker, n, %

−12.6%

−18.5%, −5.9%

−9.7%

−12.0%, −2.3%

0.51

 weight

−1.6

−5.0, 1.8

−0.5

−4.8, 3.8

0.82

 BMI

−0.4

−3.8, 3.0

−0.2

−1.3, 0.9

0.88

  1. HADS hospital anxiety and depression scale, MCS mental component summary scale of SF-12, PCS physical component summary scale of SF-12, 6MWT 6 min walk test, BMI body mass index
  2. acomparison between groups at 6 months