Overall BMI<27 and no metabolic syndrome(n=73) BMI ≥27 and no metabolic syndrome(n=21) Metabolic syndrome(n=156) P Value
  No. (%) or Mean(SD) No. (%) or Mean(SD) No. (%) or Mean(SD) No. (%) or Mean(SD)
Hospital
A
B
C
D
  3 (4.1)
16 (21.9)
38 (52.1)
16 (21.9)
0
7 (33.3)
10 (47.6)
4 (19.1)
5 (3.2)
32 (20.5)
90 (57.7)
29 (48.6)
0.84
Diabetes (yes) 73 (29.2) 3 (4.1) 1 (4.8) 69 (44.2) <0.001
High blood pressure (yes) 231 (92.4) 67 (87.7) 15 (71.4) 152 (97.4) <0.001
High density lipoprotein (low) 159 (64.6) 12 (17.4) 5 (23.8) 142 (91.0) <0.001
Triglycerides( ≥150) 52 (21.1) 5 (7.3) 0 47 (30.1) <0.001
Congestive heart failure (Yes) 23 (9.2) 6 (8.2) 3 (14.3) 14 (9.0) 0.65
History of claudication (Yes) 33 (13.2) 11 (15.1) 5 (23.8) 17 (10.9) 0.20
Admitting diagnosis
Valve
Angina
PCI
MI
CABG
12 (4.8)
33 (13.2)
29 (11.6)
67 (26.8)
109 (43.6)
4 (5.4)
8 (11.0)
6 (8.2)
20 (27.4)
35 (48.0)
3 (14.3)
4 (19.1)
2 (9.5)
5 (23.8)
7 (33.3)
5 (3.2)
21 (13.5)
21 (13.5)
42 (26.9)
67 (42.9)
0.48
Ejection fraction
Normal range
Below normal
Don’t know
109 (43.6)
58 (23.2)
83 (33.2)
36 (49.3)
14 (19.2)
23 (31.5)
8 (38.1)
7 (33.3)
6 (28.6)
65 (41.7)
37 (23.7)
54 (34.6)
0.65
Number of sessions attended
7 to 18
19 to 24
25 to 36
46 (18.4)
43 (17.2)
161 (64.4)
17 (23.3)
9 (12.3)
47 (64.4)
3 (14.2)
4 (19.1)
14 (66.7)
26 (16.7)
30 (19.2)
100 (64.1)
0.59
History of cardiovascular event (Yes) 149 (59.6) 41 (56.2) 13 (61.9) 95 (60.1) 0.81
Gender (Male) 162 (64.8) 50 (68.5) 16 (76.2) 96 (61.5) 0.33
Mean age 64.1 (11.3) 67.9 (10.6) 62.2 (10.6) 62.5 (11.3) 0.002
BMI=body mass index; PCI=percutaneous coronary intervention; MI=myocardial infarction; CABG=coronary artery bypass graft; No.=number; SD=standard deviation
Table 1: Clinical Characteristics of the Study Population by Metabolic Syndrome Condition, n=250.