Table 1

Demographics for respondents who were employed preprocedure, and either did or did not return to work postprocedure

CharacteristicEmployed preprocedure and did not return to work
(N=28)
Employed pre procedure and returned to work
(N=213)
p Value from univariate analysis
Male, N (%)21 (75)192 (90)0.024
Age at procedure (mean±SD)61.5 (51–65)57 (34–65)0.0003
CABG, N (%)15 (54)51 (24)0.002
PCI, N (%)13 (46)162 (76)0.002
Acute procedure, N (%)19 (68)129 (61)0.457
DM, N (%)13 (46)39 (18)0.001
BMI (mean±SD)29±428±5
(5 missing)
0.141
MI, N (%)20 (71)115 (54)0.086
Smoking post procedure, N (%)1 (4)
(1 missing)
21 (10)0.317
EF <30%, N (%)3 (11)
(1 missing)
5 (3)
(37 missing)
0.005
Lives alone, N (%)5 (18)22 (10)
(2 missing)
0.249
Self-employed, N (%)4 (14)44 (21)
(3 missing)
0.00004
Preprocedure job physically demanding, N (%)13 (46)80 (38)
(3 missing)
0.397
Preprocedure job stressful, N (%)15 (54)112 (53)
(3 missing)
0.981
Preprocedure job emotionally demanding, N (%)4 (14)45 (21)
(3 missing)
0.384
Preprocedure job with much responsibility, N (%)9 (32)87 (41)
(2 missing)
0.359
Cardiac rehabilitation (N, %)17 (61)136 (64)
(2 missing)
0.699
  • Percentages represent proportion of respondents who did not return to work (column 2) or returned to work (column 3) post-PCI/CABG with that particular characteristic.

  • BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; DM, diabetes mellitus; EF, ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.