Associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and not taking up cardiac rehabilitation among referred patients (n=2018)
| Indicators of SES | No uptake n (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted* OR (95% CI) |
| Educational level | |||
| High | 86 (20.3) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| Medium | 200 (22.5) | 1.14 (0.86 to 1.51) | 1.13 (0.85 to 1.51) |
| Low | 206 (30.8) | 1.74 (1.30 to 2.32) | 1.52 (1.13 to 2.04) |
| Family income level | |||
| High | 109 (16.2) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| Medium | 169 (25.1) | 1.74 (1.33 to 2.27) | 1.51 (1.14 to 1.99) |
| Low | 229 (34.1) | 2.67 (2.06 to 3.47) | 2.04 (1.54 to 2.71) |
| Occupational status | |||
| Employment | 128 (17.8) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| Age-related pension | 302 (28.4) | 1.83 (1.45 to 2.32) | 0.74 (0.52 to 1.04) |
| Social benefit | 77 (32.5) | 2.22 (1.59 to 3.10) | 2.10 (1.46 to 3.02) |
| Living alone | |||
| No | 303 (20.8) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) |
| Yes | 204 (36.2) | 2.15 (1.74 to 2.66) | 2.02 (1.61 to 2.53) |
*Adjusted for age, sex, nationality and Charlson Comorbidity Index.
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SES, socioeconomic status.