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Table 3 The prevalence of several atherothrombosis-related interventions (N = 3,007)

From: Self-reported prevalence of atherothrombosis in a general population sample of adults in Greece; A telephone survey

 

PCI

CABG

Angioplasty of

peripheral

vessel

Surgery of

peripheral

vessel

Total population

1.5%

1.4%

0.6%

0.7%

Gender

    

Male

2.6%*

2.5%*

0.6%

0.6%

Female

0.5%

0.4%

0.6%

0.8%

Age (in years)

    

18-24

0.0%*

0.0%*

0.0%

0.0%*

25-39

0.2%

0.0%

0.2%

0.0%

40-54

0.9%

0.9%

1.0%

0.4%

55-64

2.7%

1.1%

0.8%

1.1%

65+

4.1%

4.8%

0.9%

2.2%

Marital status

    

Married/living together

2.0%*

1.7%

0.7%

0.7%*

Single

0.3%

0.3%

0.2%

0.0%

Divorced/separated

1.4%

1.4%

0.0%

0.0%

Widowed

0.6%

1.7%

1.7%

3.5%

Area of residence

    

Urban

1.4%

1.4%

0.6%

0.5%*

Rural

1.7%

1.3%

0.6%

1.2%

Nationality

    

Greek

1.5%

1.4%

0.6%*

0.7%

Other

0.0%

1.1%

2.3%

0.0%

Occupational status

    

Unemployed

0.6%*

0.0%*

0.6%

0.0%*

Retired

4.3%

4.9%

1.2%

1.7%

University students

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Housewife

0.5%

0.5%

0.5%

0.9%

Servant

0.7%

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

Self-employed

0.5%

0.5%

1.0%

0.3%

Farmer

2.1%

1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

BMI

    

Normal weight

0.7%*

0.9%*

0.4%*

0.4%*

Overweight

1.7%

1.1%

0.5%

0.6%

Obese

2.9%

3.5%

1.7%

1.5%

Educational status

    

Very low (6)

3.4%*

2.6%*

1.3%

1.5%

Low (6-12)

0.9%

0.9%

0.5%

0.7%

Moderate (12-14)

0.7%

0.7%

0.0%

0.0%

High (14-16)

1.2%

1.5%

0.5%

0.4%

Very high (>16)

0.9%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Smoking habits

    

Non-smokers

1.9%

1.8%*

0.6%

0.9%

1-20 cigarettes

0.9%

0.7%

0.8%

0.3%

21+

0.6%

0.6%

0.6%

0.6%

  1. * p-value < 0.05
  2. PCI: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention,
  3. CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  4. BMI: Body Mass Index