Table 2: Demographic characteristics of patients referred to BRIDGE (N = 2367).
Did not attend (n = 651) | Attended (n = 1716) | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean ± SD) | 64.69 ± 15.45 | 64.95 ± 14.29 | 0.709 |
Gender, Male | 54.4% (354) | 59.3% (1018) | 0.029 |
Race | 0.411 | ||
-White | 84.6% (539) | 85.5% (1453) | |
-Black | 11.3% (72) | 10.5% (178) | |
-Asian | 1.1% (7) | 1.9% (33) | |
-Hispanic | 0.6% (4) | 0.5% (9) | |
-Native American | 0.6% (4) | 0.2% (4) | |
-Other | 1.7% (11) | 1.3% (22) | |
Comorbidities | |||
Cerebrovascular disease | 16.4% (107) | 13.6% (233) | 0.078 |
-TIA | 12.0% (78) | 9.8% (150) | |
-CVA | 8.0% (52) | 6.8% (117) | |
CABG | 22.7% (148) | 19.7% (337) | 0.098 |
Cath | 51.0% (332) | 49.9% (855) | 0.628 |
MI (any) | 45.8% (298) | 42.7% (732) | 0.175 |
PCI | 39.6% (258) | 37.2% (638) | 0.281 |
Current smoker | 13.2% (86) | 12.4% (212) | 0.582 |
Diabetes mellitus | 32.6% (212) | 31.4% (539) | 0.602 |
Dyslipidemia | 58.8% (383) | 61.6% (1056) | 0.216 |
Hypertension | 70.7% (460) | 70.4% (1206) | 0.887 |
Obesity | 17.7% (115) | 20.7% (354) | 0.104 |
Physical disability | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (9) | 0.487 |
Psychiatric disorder | 34.3% (223) | 29.2% (501) | 0.018 |
-Anxiety | 17.2% (89) | 14.3% (203) | 0.118 |
-Dementia | 4.7% (21) | 2.6% (32) | 0.028 |
-Depression | 25.6% (147) | 21.6% (335) | 0.055 |
-Substance abuse | 10.5% (50) | 6.0% (78) | 0.001 |
Vascular disease | 20.4% (133) | 16.0% (274) | 0.011 |
Charlson comorbidity score (mean ± sd) | 4.61 ± 2.447 | 4.58 ± 2.292 | 0.77 |
TIA: Trans-Ischemic Attack; CVA: Cerebrovascular Accident; CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; Cath: Catheterization; MI: Myocardial Infarction; PCI: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.