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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for randomised participants, by group and overall

From: A randomised controlled, feasibility study to establish the acceptability of early outpatient review and early cardiac rehabilitation compared to standard practice after cardiac surgery and viability of a future large-scale trial (FARSTER)

 

Intervention ( n  = 25)

Control ( n  = 25)

Overall ( n  = 50)

Age (years), n (%)

25 (100)

25 (100)

50 (100)

 Mean (SD)

62.7 (9.6)

64.6 (9.0)

63.6 (9.3)

 Median (IQR)

61.0 (56.5,71.4)

67.1 (59.2, 71.1)

63.6 (56.5, 71.4)

 Min, max

40.3, 75.3

48.1, 78.8

40.3, 78.8

Gender, n (%)

 Female

1 (4.0)

7 (28.0)

8 (16.0)

 Male

24 (96.0)

18 (72.0)

42 (84.0)

BMI (kg/m2),n (%)

25 (100)

25 (100)

50 (100)

 Mean (SD)

29.6 (3.7)

28.2 (4.3)

28.9 (4.0)

 Median (IQR)

29.5 (26.4, 32.1)

28.0 (24.6, 30.7)

28.8 (25.4, 30.9)

 Min, max

23.6, 38.0

20.7, 37.0

20.7, 38.0

Pre-operative presentation

 Angina CCS grade, n (%)

  Class I

8 (32.0)

9 (36.0)

17 (34.0)

  Class II

9 (36.0)

10 (40.0)

19 (38.0)

  Class III

3 (12.0)

2 (8.0)

5 (10.0)

  Class IV

5 (20.0)

3 (12.0)

8 (16.0)

  Missing

0 (0.0)

1 (4.0)

1 (2.0)

Dyspnoea NYHA grade, n (%)

 Class I

9 (36.0)

8 (32.0)

17 (34.0)

 Class II

10 (40.0)

14 (56.0)

24 (48.0)

 Class III

5 (20.0)

2 (8.0)

7 (14.0)

 Class IV

1 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

 Missing

0 (0.0)

1 (4.0)

1 (2.0)

Myocardial infarction, n (%)

   

 Yes

9 (36.0)

14 (56.0)

23 (46.0)

 No

16 (64.0)

11 (44.0)

27 (54.0)

Coronary artery disease severity, n (%)

 Single vessel disease

1 (4.0)

1 (4.0)

2 (4.0)

 Double vessel disease

7 (28.0)

7 (28.0)

14 (28.0)

 Triple vessel disease

15 (60.0)

15 (60.0)

30 (60.0)

 None

0 (0.0)

1 (4.0)

1 (2.0)

 Missing

2 (8.0)

1 (4.0)

3 (6.0)

Left ventricular ejection fraction, n (%)

  ≥ 50%

20 (80.0)

21 (84.0)

41 (82.0)

 30–49%

5 (20.0)

4 (16.0)

9 (18.0)

Co-morbidities, n (%)

 Hypertension

15 (60.0)

18 (72.0)

33 (66.0)

 Diabetes mellitus

4 (16.0)

6 (24.0)

10 (20.0)

 Peripheral vascular disease

2 (8.0)

2 (8.0)

4 (8.0)

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 (4.0)

3 (12.0)

4 (8.0)

 Asthma

1 (4.0)

2 (8.0)

3 (6.0)

Smoking status, n (%)

 Never smoked

8 (32.0)

9 (36.0)

17 (34.0)

 Ex-smoker

16 (64.0)

15 (60.0)

31 (62.0)

 Current smoker

1 (4.0)

1 (4.0)

2 (4.0)

  1. BMI Body mass index, CCS Canadian Cardiovascular Society, NYHA New York Heart Association, SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile ranges