Key result
Cardiovascular rehabilitation enrollees show shifting cardiometabolic profiles over 25 years, including lower BMI and systolic BP.
Why the study?
Mapping baseline clinical profiles of patients in cardiovascular rehabilitation is essential for tailoring interventions, motivating an assessment of temporal trends in cardiometabolic risk profiles.
Population
27,489 CVD patients enrolled in cardiovascular rehabilitation programs in Canada
Comparison
Temporal trends across 5-year enrollment intervals between 2001 and 2025
Design
Observational retrospective cohort study
Authors
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Modest BMI reductions in long-term rehab cohorts coincide with worsening glycemic control; extends observational trends but leaves open optimal intervention targets.
Cohort (n=27,489)
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p-value: p=<0.001
Over two decades, patients entering cardiovascular rehabilitation showed improvements in BMI and blood pressure, but worsening glycemic control, highlighting the need for tailored multi-component interventions.
Reed et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular disease (n=27,489). Time period of enrollment (2001-2025) vs. Earlier enrollment periods was evaluated on Temporal trends in cardiometabolic risk profiles (p=<0.001). Over 25 years, patients enrolling in cardiovascular rehabilitation showed significant fluctuations in cardiometabolic risk factors, including median reductions in BMI and systolic BP (p<0.001).
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