Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of included participants of the ESTHER study with coronary heart disease at the 8-year follow-up (2008–2010) (N = 1,280)
Female | Male | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Freq. (col %) | ||||
Age group | 55-64 | 33 (6.9) | 132 (16.5) | 165 (12.9) |
65-74 | 241 (50.4) | 386 (48.1) | 627 (49) | |
75-84 | 204 (42.7) | 284 (35.4) | 488 (38.1) | |
N (%) | 478 (100) | 802 (100) | 1280 (100) | |
Socio-economic status (SES) | ||||
Highest educational attainment* | Level I (lowest) | 402 (84.1) | 591 (73.7) | 993 (77.6) |
Level II | 56 (11.7) | 84 (10.5) | 140 (10.9) | |
Level III (highest) | 20 (4.2) | 127 (15.8) | 147 (11.5) | |
N (%) | 478 (100) | 802 (100) | 1280 (100) | |
Regional deprivation of patients’ residential areas (GIMD) | Q1 (lowest SES/highest deprivation) | 126 (26.53) | 194 (24.53) | 320 (25.28) |
Q2 | 164 (34.53) | 247 (31.23) | 411 (32.46) | |
Q3 | 89 (18.74) | 147 (18.58) | 236 (18.64) | |
Q4 | 64 (13.47) | 142 (17.95) | 206 (16.27) | |
Q5 (highest SES/lowest deprivation) | 32 (6.74) | 61 (7.71) | 93 (7.35) | |
N (%) | 475 (100) | 791 (100) | 1266 (100) | |
Lifetime prevalence of physician-reported CHD defining morbidities/index diseases | ||||
Myocardial infarction | Yes | 118 (26.3) | 346 (44.1) | 464 (37.6) |
N (%) | 448 (100) | 785 (100) | 1233 (100) | |
Angina pectoris | Yes | 459 (96) | 745 (93.2) | 1204 (94.3) |
N (%) | 478 (100) | 799 (100) | 1277 (100) | |
Need-variables | ||||
Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics (CIRS-G) severity index** | M (SD) | 1.60 (0.43) | 1.61 (0.45) | 1.61 (0.44) |
N | 394 | 663 | 1057 | |
Self-rated health | Excellent/very good | 182 (53.4) | 397 (62.2) | 579 (59.1) |
Fair/bad/very bad | 159 (46.6) | 241 (37.8) | 400 (40.9) | |
N (%) | 341 (100) | 638 (100) | 979 (100) | |
DMP utilization (physician-reported) | ||||
Enrolled in DMP | No | 372 (77.8) | 521 (65) | 893 (69.8) |
Yes | 106 (22.2) | 281 (35) | 387 (30.2) | |
N (%) | 478 (100) | 802 (100) | 1280 (100) | |
Duration of enrolment in DMP | low (0.5-3yrs) | 61 (64.2) | 154 (60.4) | 215 (61.4) |
high (4-7yrs) | 34 (35.8) | 101 (39.6) | 135 (38.6) | |
N (%) | 95 (100) | 255 (100) | 350 (100) | |
Non-need factors | ||||
Immigration background*** | Yes | 45 (9.5) | 60 (7.5) | 105 (8.2) |
N (%) | 475 (100) | 798 (100) | 1273 (100) | |
Social contacts: family members/friends whom participants can count upon/discuss problems with | 0-1 | 48 (14.2) | 93 (14.7) | 141 (14.5) |
2-4 | 184 (54.4) | 331 (52.2) | 515 (53) | |
5-10 and more | 106 (31.4) | 210 (33.1) | 316 (32.5) | |
N (%) | 338 (100) | 634 (100) | 972 (100) | |