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Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Sample (N = 107)

From: Self-care behavior: a new insight of the role of impulsivity into decision making process in persons with heart failure

Variable

n

~%

Sex

Female

23

21.5

Male

84

78.5

Smoking

Smoker

42

39.0

Non-smoker

65

61.0

Education

Did not complete high school

48

45.0

High school diploma

30

28.0

Vocational or some college

13

12.0

College

16

15.0

Functional status

Class I

8

7.5

Class II

44

41.0

Class III

39

36.5

Class IV

16

15.0