Psychosocial and Cardiometabolic Health of Patients With Differing Body Mass Index Completing Cardiac Rehabilitation

It remains unclear whether cardiac rehabilitation (CR) provides similar benefits to patients with varying levels of body mass index (BMI). We assessed the psychosocial and cardiometabolic health of patients with increased BMI who completed CR.The records of 582 patients who completed a 3-month outpatient CR program were analyzed. On the basis of their BMI at baseline, patients were categorized as normal (18.5-24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25.0-29.9...