Table 2 Association between exercise-based rehabilitation participation (Phase III) and mortality among 54,106 CHD* patients in Germany, 2010–2017
Cases | HR | 95% CI | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exercise-based rehabilitation (Phase III) | ||||
No participation | 45,033 | 1.97 | 1.60–2.43 | < .0001 |
Short participation (< 90 days) | 2627 | 1.44 | 1.03–2.01 | 0.034 |
Long participation (≥ 90 days) | 6446 | Ref. | ||
Sex | ||||
Men | 44,977 | 1.58 | 1.35–1.85 | < .0001 |
Women | 9129 | Ref. | ||
Age | ||||
Age upon rehabilitation entry (Phase II) | 54,106 | 1.05 | 1.04–1.06 | < .0001 |
Comorbidities | ||||
Number of comorbidities | 54,106 | 1.07 | 1.02–1.13 | 0.005 |
Education | ||||
No information | 49,514 | 1.50 | 0.59–3.79 | 0.391 |
Lower education | 3957 | 2.25 | 0.88–5.72 | 0.089 |
Higher education | 493 | 1.35 | 0.47–3.90 | 0.584 |
University degree | 142 | Ref. | ||
Sick leave prior to rehabilitation entry | ||||
Not employed | 2053 | 1.68 | 1.31–2.15 | < .0001 |
> 6 months | 2897 | 1.92 | 1.54–2.39 | < .0001 |
3–6 months | 3476 | 1.29 | 1.02–1.63 | 0.034 |
< 3 months | 39,490 | 0.89 | 0.76–1.05 | 0.149 |
No | 6190 | Ref. | ||
Subjective rehabilitation outcome (Phase II) | ||||
No information | 1918 | 0.81 | 0.60–1.10 | 0.163 |
Worse | 38 | 2.33 | 0.68–8.08 | 0.181 |
Unchanged | 7266 | 1.10 | 0.96–1.27 | 0.167 |
Better | 44,884 | Ref. |