Table 1 Participant Characteristics
n (%) | Male (n = 696) | Female (n = 357) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 61.35 ± 12.57 | 65.24 ± 11.83 | < 0.001 | |
Marital status | 0.829 | |||
Married | 691 (99.3) | 354 (99.2) | ||
Single/ divorced / widowed | 5 (0.7) | 3 (0.8) | ||
Educational level | < 0.001 | |||
Illiterate | 279 (40.1) | 245 (68.6) | ||
Primary school | 227 (32.6) | 87 (24.4) | ||
High school | 103 (14.8) | 16 (4.5) | ||
Associate’s / bachelor’s degree | 76 (10.9) | 8 (2.2) | ||
Master’s degree or above | 11 (1.6) | 1 (0.3) | ||
Work status | < 0.001 | |||
No paid employment | 310 (44.5) | 347 (97.2) | ||
Employed | 386 (55.5) | 10 (2.8) | ||
Number of children (mean ± SD) | 4.37 ± 2.11 | 5.26 ± 2.24 | < 0.001 | |
Cardiac diagnoses/ procedures | < 0.001 | |||
ACS | 157 (22.6) | 145 (40.6) | ||
Revascularization | 280 (40.2) | 118 (33.1) | ||
MI | 201 (28.9) | 65 (18.2) | ||
HF | 58 (8.3) | 29 (8.1) | ||