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Table 1 Characteristics prior onset of OHCA-V for people alive 28 days after the OHCA-V (n = 71) and for interview participants (n = 13)

From: Risk factors among people surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and their thoughts about what lifestyle means to them: a mixed methods study

 

People alive 28 days after the OHCA-V (n = 71)

 

Interview participants* (n = 13)

 
 

n

%

n

%

Sex, male/female

53/18

74.6/25.4

10/3

76.9/23.1

Age

58.3 (9.1)

 

57.5 (9.0)

 

(years, mean ± SD, min-max)

35-74

 

43-75

 

Marital status

    

married/cohabitant

58

84.1

11

84.6

Work status

    

gainful work

41

61.2

8

61.5

History of coexisting conditions

    

IHD

28

39.4

4

30.8

previous MI

18

25.4

4

30.8

hypertension

28

39.4

4

30.8

DM

12

16.9

1

7.7

total cholesterol, mmol/L

    

≤ 4.99

14

20.9

1

7.7

≥ 5.0 and/or lipid lowering medication

53

79.1

12

92.3

Smoking habit

    

smoker

31

47.7

8

61.5

former smoker

17

26.2

1

7.7

never smoked

17

26.2

4

30.8

BMI, kg/m 2

    

< 24,99

23

36.5

3

23.1

25-29,99

30

47.6

8

61.5

30-39,99

10

15.9

2

15.4

3 risk factors**

16

22.5

3

23.1

  1. IHD ischemic heart disease, MImyocardial infarction, DM diabetes mellitus, BMI body mass index, * Interview participants are also included in People alive 28 days after the OHCA-V, ** hypertension, DM, total cholesterol ≥ 5.0 and/or lipid lowering medication, smoker.