From: Equity of access to cardiac rehabilitation: the role of system factors
VARIABLES | N (%) | N INVITED to CR (%) | ODDS RATIO: 95% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL |
---|---|---|---|
TOTAL | 2,375 | 1,170 (49.3%) | NA |
Sex | 2,375 | Â | Â |
Males | 1,503 (63%) | 807 (69%) | 1.00 |
Females | 872 (37%) | 363 (31%) | 0.60 (0.39 to 0.92) |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
   Age | 2,375 | NA | 0.997 (0.996 0.998) |
Marital status | 2,340 | Â | Â |
   Not married | 820 (35%) | 339 (30%) | 1.00 |
   Married | 1,520 (65%) | 808 (70%) | 1.34 (1.05 to 1.71) |
Main language spoken | 2,357 | Â | Â |
   Non-English | 76 (3%) | 20 (2%) | 1.00 |
   English | 2,281 (97%) | 1,138 (98%) | 3.20 (1.63 to 6.32) |
IRSD | 2,355 | Â | Â |
   Less advantaged | 634 (27%) | 326 (28%) | 1.00 |
   More advantaged | 1,721 (73%) | 835 (72%) | 0.71 (0.52 to 0.97) |
Hospitalisation year | 2,375 | Â | Â |
   1996 & 1997 | 857 (36%) | 315 (27%) | 1.00 |
   1998, 1999 & 2000 | 1,518 (64%) | 855 (73%) | 3.61 (2.83 to 4.59) |
Hospital billing status | 2,373 | Â | Â |
   Public | 1,759 (74%) | 859 (73%) | 1.00 |
   Private | 443 (19%) | 241 (21%) | 1.44 (1.07 to 1.93) |
   Other (WC, DVA) | 171 (7%) | 70 (6%) | 1.66 (1.06 to 2.60) |
Index cardiac diagnosis | 2,375 | Â | Â |
   AMI | 894 (38%) | 632 (54%) | 1.00 |
   UAP | 975 (41%) | 326 (28%) | 0.07 (0.06 to 0.10) |
   IHD | 324 (14%) | 195 (17%) | 0.09 (0.06 to 0.13) |
   HF | 182 (8%) | 17 (2%) | 0.04 (0.02 to 0.06) |
Length of hospital stay | 2,375 | Â | Â |
Part 1 | Â | NA | 402.20 (63.44 to 2549.91) |
Part 2 | Â | NA | 0.07 (0.03 to 0.16) |
Hospital deaths | 2,375 | Â | Â |
   Alive | 2,263 (95%) | 1,162 (99%) | 1.00 |
   Dead | 112 (5%) | 8 (1%) | 0.05 (0.02 to 0.11) |
Bypass surgery | 2,375 | Â | Â |
   No | 1,985 (84%) | 870 (74%) | 1.00 |
   Yes | 390 (16%) | 300 (26%) | 9.23 (5.96 to 14.30) |
Angiography | 2,375 | Â | Â |
   No | 1,889 (80%) | 842 (72%) | 1.00 |
   Yes | 486 (20%) | 328 (28%) | 1.57 (1.14 to 2.17) |
Angioplasty/stenting | 2,375 | Â | Â |
   No | 2,051 (86%) | 968 (83%) | 1.00 |
   Yes | 324 (14%) | 202 (17%) | 4.54 (3.08 to 6.68) |
HF as a secondary diagnosis | 2,375 | Â | Â |
   No | 2,095 (88%) | 1,076 (92%) | 1.00 |
   Yes | 280 (12%) | 94 (8%) | 0.55 (0.38 to 0.80) |
Malignant cancer present | 2,375 | Â | Â |
   No | 2,315 (98%) | 1,150 (98%) | 1.00 |
   Yes | 60 (3%) | 20 (2%) | 0.41 (0.20 to 0.83) |