Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation v usual care in coronary heart disease at mean 15 months*

OutcomesNumber of trials (number of patients)Odds ratio (95% CI)RRR (CI)NNT (CI)
*Abbreviations defined in glossary; RRR, NNT, and CI calculated from odds ratios and control event rates in article.
†A fixed effects model was used.
‡A random effects model was used.
All cause mortality†33 (8432)0.80 (0.68 to 0.93)19% (6.4 to 30)59 (37 to 170)
Cardiac mortality†16 (5371)0.74 (0.61 to 0.90)24% (9.1 to 37)42 (28 to 110)
Patient reported smoking†13 (1734)0.64 (0.50 to 0.83)31% (14 to 44)16 (11 to 35)
Weighted mean difference (CI)
Total cholesterol‡17−0.37 (−0.63 to –0.11)
Triglycerides‡13−0.23 (−0.39 to –0.07)
Systolic blood pressure†8−3.19 (−5.44 to –0.95)