Gender differences among ischemic heart disease patients enrolled in a cardiac rehabilitation program

The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 3 Clinical findings and measurements after completion of the cardiac rehabilitation program

Variable	Men (n = 30)	Women (n = 30)	p value
Current smoker, n (%)	5 (16.67%)	4 (13.33%)	0.718
BMI, kg/m²	28.82 ± 4.15	31.88 ± 5.22	0.015
Waist circumference, cm	99.07 ± 12.32	104.97 ± 9.29	0.041
NYHA functional class, n (%) Class 1 Class 2	29 (96.67%) 1 (3.33%)	29 (96.67%) 1 (3.33%)	1
Systolic BP, mmHg	114.5 ± 11.47	116.37 ± 9.87	0.502
Diastolic BP, mmHg	70.7 ± 10.03	69.37 ± 6.56	0.545
Resting heart rate, bpm	69.37 ± 8.93	73.37 ± 7.51	0.065
Total number of sessions attended, n (%)	19.1 ± 4.77 (79.6%)	15.7 ± 5.72 (65.4%)	0.015

Continuous variables are expressed as mean and standard deviation whereas categorical variables are expressed as number (percentage). BMI means body mass index, NYHA means New York heart association, BP means blood pressure