Table 3 Bivariate correlations between dependent variables and respective predictors
| Â | SF-12: PC | MacNew: PL | SAQ: PL | SF-12: MC | MacNew: EF | MacNew: SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respective base-line value (at start of rehabilitation) | .661*** | .700*** | .707*** | .649*** | .772*** | .700*** |
Age | -.220*** | - | - | .087 | .146* | - |
Gender: man | .179* | - | - | .188** | .095 | - |
Living with a Partner | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Education: Elementary School | -.131 | -.095 | - | - | -.051 | -.048 |
Employment | - | - | .274*** | - | - | - |
Income | - | .273*** | - | .243*** | .222*** | .198** |
Acute event | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Myocardial Infarction | - | - | - | - | - | - |
PTCA | .291*** | - | - | - | - | - |
Bypass | - | - | -.360*** | .016 | - | - |
BMI | - | - | - | -.021 | - | - |
Smoker | .087 | - | - | - | - | - |
Risk score | -.116 | -.216*** | -.219*** | - | - | -.198** |
Total cholesterol | - | - | .080 | - | -.044 | - |
LDL cholesterol | - | - | .115* | - | - | - |
Systolic blood Pressure | - | - | - | -.025 | - | - |
Diastolic blood Pressure | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cynicism | - | -.212** | -.186** | - | - | - |
Trait anger | - | -.231*** | - | -.325*** | -.377*** | -.277*** |
PICS: DF | .084 | .162** | .109 | .080 | .151** | .103 |
PICS: PI | -.013 | .013 | - | -.085 | - | -.030 |
Trust in Physician | - | - | - | .208* | .290*** | .197*** |