Research Article
The Canadian Cardiac Rehabilitation Registry: Inaugural Report on the Status of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Canada
Table 3
Intake to discharge comparisons in outcome measures among patients completing CR.
| | CR intake | CR discharge | |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | | | | Systolic | 123.51 ± 16.96 | 121.51 ± 15.79 | | Diastolic | 72.49 ± 10.50 | 72.09 ± 10.17 | | Lipids (mmol/L) | | | | Low-density lipoprotein | 2.32 ± 1.00 | 2.03 ± 0.88 | | High-density lipoprotein | 1.15 ± 0.35 | 1.17 ± 0.37 | | Triglycerides | 1.77 ± 1.20 | 1.68 ± 1.09 | | Total cholesterol | 4.23 ± 1.25 | 3.94 ± 1.08 | | Adiposity | | | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.69 ± 5.66 | 29.44 ± 5.49 | | Waist (cm) | 102.97 ± 17.54 | 101.32 ± 15.56 | | Exercise capacity (peak METs) | 6.5 ± 2.8 | 7.2 ± 3.1 | | Elevated depressive symptoms (%) | 10% | 4% | | Elevated anxiety symptoms (%) | 3% | 2% | |
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Note. , , METs, metabolic equivalents. Paired -tests.
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