Association between Participation in Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation and Self-Reported Receipt of Lifestyle Advice from a Healthcare Provider: Results of a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of consenters and nonconsenters.

Characteristic	Included (𝑁=4971) 𝑁 (%)	Not included (𝑁=2707) 𝑁 (%)	χ ^2; 𝐝𝐟=𝟏; 𝐏
Aged 20–69 years	2566 (52)	1393 (51)	0.02;   .89
Male	3047 (61)	1484 (55)	30.4; <.001
Born in Australia	3904 (86)	2191 (86)	0.3;   .62
Married	2981 (66)	1358 (54)	97.8; <.001
Reside in urban health sector	3477 (70)	1731 (64)	28.9; <.001
One event	3596 (72)	2080 (77)	18.4; <.001
Total length of stay <4 days	2239 (45)	1153 (43)	4.3;   .04
Admitted with AMI at least once	1853 (37)	911 (34)	11.7;   .003
Admitted with UAP at least once	1934 (39)	870 (32)	34.6; <.001
Admitted with CHF at least once	770 (15)	622 (23)	66.2; <.001
Admitted with IHD at least once	1574 (32)	718 (27)	22.1; <.001
Admitted with stroke	51 (1.0)	30 (1.1)	0.1;   .74
Revascularised	1486 (30)	545 (20)	85.8; <.001

AMI, acute myocardial infarction; UAP, unstable angina pectoris; CHF, congestive heart failure; IHD, ischaemic heart disease.