Baseline characteristics of patients referred to Croí MySláinte
| Patients (n=77) n (%) | ||
| Demographics | ||
| Age, years, median, IQR | 62.9±10.8 (35–84) | |
| Male | 62 (81%) | |
| Living with a family member | 66 (86%) | |
| Employed | 35 (45%) | |
| Unemployed | 5 (6%) | |
| Retired | 37 (48%) | |
| Living in a rural area | 43 (56%) | |
| Enrolled in GMS scheme | 28 (36%) | |
| Ethnicity—white Irish | 72 (94%) | |
| Referring diagnosis | ||
| Percutaneous coronary intervention | 37 (48%) | |
| Myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention | 24 (31%) | |
| Heart valve disease | 6 (8%) | |
| Coronary artery bypass graft | 5 (6%) | |
| Heart failure | 3 (4%) | |
| Myocardial infarction | 2 (3%) | |
| Risk factors | ||
| Physical activity | % NOT achieving targets (150 min/week) | 65 (84%) |
| Diet | % NOT achieving recommended Mediterranean Diet Score (optimal score ≥9) | 74 (96%) |
| Anthropometrics | % Overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2) | 37 (48%) |
| % Obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) | 21 (27%) | |
| Smoking | % Smokers | 2 (3%) |
| Psychosocial | % HADS anxiety score ≥8 | 26 (34%) |
| % HADS depression levels ≥8 | 14 (18%) | |
| Cholesterol | % NOT achieving recommended LDL targets (≤1.4 mmol/L) | 63 (82%) |
| Blood pressure | % NOT achieving recommended targets (≤130/80 mm Hg) | 57 (74%) |
BMI, body mass index; GMS, General Medical Services (refers to the means tested provision of state healthcare); HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.