Table 1 Characteristics of participants involved in the preference eliciting study
Characteristics | Pooled (n = 220) | Ethiopia (n = 100) | Switzerland (n = 120) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male, n(%) | 111 (50.4) | 54 (54.0) | 57 (47.5) |
Female | 109 (49.6) | 46 (46.0) | 63 (52.5) |
Age | |||
Mean (SD) | 52.9 (0.6) | 49.7 (0.7) | 55.6 (0.8) |
40–64 | 195 (88.6) | 96 (96.0) | 99 (82.5) |
≥ 65–81 | 25 (11.4) | 4 (4.0) | 21 (17.5) |
Education | |||
Mean in years (SD) | 10.12 (0.4) | 6.55 (0.6) | 13.1 (0.4) |
None | 25 (11.4) | 25 (25.0) | 0 |
Primary | 46 (20.9) | 42 (42.0) | 4 (3.3) |
Secondary | 70 (31.8) | 16 (16.0) | 54 (45.0) |
Higher | 79 (35.9) | 17 (17.0) | 62 (51.7) |
Job | |||
Salaried | 107 (48.2) | 35 (35.0) | 71 (59.2) |
Own business | 46 (20.9) | 24 (24.0) | 22 (18.3) |
Pensioned | 28 (12.7) | 4 (4.0) | 24 (20.0) |
No job | 39 (18.2) | 37 (37.0) | 3 (2.5) |
Current or previous statin users | 20 (9.1) | 8(8.0) | 12(10.0) |
Co-living person | |||
Alone | 48 (21.8) | 11 (11.0) | 37 (30.8) |
Family | 171 (78.2) | 89 (89.0) | 83 (69.2) |
Respondents understand the content and procedure of the questionnaire | |||
Strongly agree | 83 (37.7) | 7 (7.0) | 76 (63.4) |
Agree | 116 (52.7) | 77 (77.0) | 39 (32.5) |
Neither | 20 (9.1) | 16 (16.0) | 4 (3.3) |
Disagree | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 1 (0.8) |
Morbidity | |||
None | 149 (67.7) | 81 (81.0) | 68 (56.7) |
Yes a | 71 (32.3) | 19 (19.0) | 52 (43.3) |