Rehabilitation status three months after first-time myocardial infarction

Figures & data

Figure 1. Flowchart for cohort.

Table I. Sociodemographic data of patients with first-time MI in 2009.¹

	n	% (95% CI)
Age, mean (range, SD)		67.1 (28.2–94.4,11.7)
Sex, male	626	68.9 (65.9–72.0)
Marital status:
Married/cohabiting	621	68.4 (65.4–71.4)
Living alone	287	31.6 (28.6–34.6)
Education:
< 10 years (primary and lower secondary school)	398	45.4 (42.1–48.7)
10–12 years (upper secondary school or vocational training)	362	41.3 (38.0–44.5)
> 12 years (higher education)	117	13.3 (11.1–15.6)
Labour market status:
Working	323	35.6 (32.5–38.7)
Retirement pension	446	49.1 (45.9–52.4)
Early retirement pension	52	5.7 (4.2–7.2)
Out of the workforce (incapacity benefit, sickness benefit)	87	9.6 (7.7–11.5)

Note: ¹Values are numbers, percentages (95% confidence interval) unless stated otherwise.

Table II. Self-reported participation in phase II cardiac rehabilitation and core components of phase II cardiac rehabilitation of patients with first-time MI in 2009.¹

	n	% (95% CI)
Phase II cardiac rehabilitation	528	58.5 (55.3–61.7)
Core components of phase II cardiac rehabilitation:
Smoking cessation counselling^2	29	8.5 (5.5–11.4)
Diet counselling	333	37.0 (33.8–40.1)
Educational course	298	33.1 (30.0–36.2)
Exercise training	382	42.3 (39.1–45.5)
Consultation with a doctor concerning medication	384	42.6 (39.3–45.8)
Psychosocial support^3	278	30.8 (27.7–33.8)

Note: ¹Values are numbers, percentages (95% confidence interval).

²Only smokers prior to admission (n=349).

³Conversational course by nurse, doctor, or psychologist.

Table III. Short Form 12 (SF-12), anxiety, depression, self-reported MRC dyspnoea score, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, intake of fruit and vegetables, fish and fish oil, and drug treatment of patients with first-time MI in 2009, 14–16 weeks after discharge.¹

	n	% (95% CI)
Health status:
SF-12 physical component score (pcs), mean (SD)^2		43.0 (11.3)
SF-12 mental component score (mcs), mean (SD)^3		48.1 (11.1)
Anxiety, HADS-A ≥ 8	211	23.6 (20.8–26.3)
Depression, HADS-D ≥ 8	167	18.6 (16.1–21.2)
Anxiety or depression, HADS-A ≥ 8 or HADS-D ≥ 8	262	29.2 (26.3–32.2)
MRC dyspnoea score ≥ 3	184	20.5 (17.9–23.2)
Body mass index:
≥ 30 kg/m^2 (obese)	170	19.3 (16.7–22.0)
25–30 kg/m^2 (overweight)	369	42.0 (38.7–45.2)
< 25 kg/m^2 (normal)	340	38.7 (35.5–41.9)
Smoking status:
Current smokers	179	19.9 (17.3–22.5)
Ex-smokers, stopped after MI	166	18.5 (15.9–21.0)
Ex-smokers, stopped before MI	339	37.7 (34.5–40.9)
Never smokers	215	23.9 (21.1–26.7)
Alcohol consumption > 14/21 units per week^4	43	4.8 (3.4–6.2)
Physical activity (≥ 30 min per day):
0–3 days per week	272	30.3 (27.3–33.3)
4–6 days per week	195	21.7 (19.0–24.4)
7 days per week	430	47.9 (44.7–51.2)
Fruit and vegetables (1 portion = 100 g):
0–4 portions per day	811	90.0 (88.0–92.0)
5–6 portions per day	67	7.4 (5.7–9.2)
> 6 portions per day	23	2.6 (1.5–3.6)
Fish:
0–2 times per week	563	62.7 (59.5–65.9)
3–4 times per week	182	20.3 (17.6–22.9)
> 4 times per week	153	17.0 (14.6–19.5)
Fish oil supplement	257	28.5 (25.6–31.5)
Drug treatment:
Aspirin	714	78.6 (76.0–81.3)
Clopidogrel	694	76.4 (73.7–79.2)
Statin	756	83.3 (80.8–85.7)
Beta-blocker	735	81.0 (78.4–83.5)
ACE inhibitor/Angiotensin 2 receptor blocker	441	48.6 (45.3–51.8)
Antidepressants	102	11.2 (9.2–13.3)

Notes: ¹Values are numbers, percentages (95% confidence interval) unless stated otherwise. ²Mean PCS score (standard deviation) in Danish adults age 18–74: 51.0 (8.1) [24]. ³Mean MCS score (standard deviation) in Danish adults age 18–74: 52.8 (8.3) [24]. ⁴The Danish National Board of Health advises (in 2009) women to drink < 14 units per week, and men < 21 units per week.

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