Baseline characteristics
| N=149 | |
| Demographics | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 65.5 (14) |
| Male (%) | 117 (78.5) |
| Higher education (%) | 39 (26.2) |
| Lives with partner (%) | 116 (77.9) |
| Index event (%) | |
| Acute coronary syndrome | |
| STEMI | 32 (21.5) |
| NSTEMI | 22 (14.8) |
| UAP | 9 (6.0) |
| Stable angina revascularisation | 58 (38.9) |
| Acute heart failure | 3 (2.0) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 25 (16.7) |
| Admission type (%) | |
| Acute admission | 66 (44.3) |
| Elective admission | 83 (55.7) |
| Treatment for index event (%) | |
| PCI | 117 (78.5) |
| ECV | 24 (16.1) |
| Medication only | 8 (5.4) |
| Cardiac disease history (%) | |
| Myocardial infarction | 35 (23.4) |
| PCI | 56 (37.6) |
| CABG | 5 (3.4) |
| Stroke | 14 (9.4) |
| Peripheral artery disease | 10 (6.7) |
| Cardiovascular disease risk factors* (%) | |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2 | 26 (17.4) |
| History of hypertension | 61 (40.9) |
| History of dyslipidaemia | 39 (26.2) |
| BMI category (kg/m2) | |
| 18–25 | 16 (10.8) |
| 25–30 | 120 (80.5) |
| >30 | 13 (8.7) |
Values presented as median (IQR) and counts (%).
*Multiple diagnoses possible.
BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; ECV, electrocardioversion; NSTEMI, non ST-elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; UAP, unstable angina pectoris.