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. 2024 Jan 31;12:e16830. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16830

Table 1. General demographics of the participants.

Variable Response Frequency (n = 469) Percentage (%)
Sex Male 254 54.2
Female 215 45.8
Living area Rural 91 19.4
Urban 378 80.6
Physical activity Yes 102 21.7
No 367 78.3
Educational level None 10 2.1
Primary education 29 6.2
Secondary education 131 27.9
University education 299 63.8
Employment None 53 11.3
Student 161 34.3
Employed 59 12.6
Free work 162 34.5
Retired 34 7.2
Income Less than 500 222 47.3
500–1,000 167 35.6
1,000–1,500 68 14.5
1,500–2,000 6 1.3
More than 2,000 6 1.3
Relationship Child 207 44.1
Spouse 161 34.3
Parent 34 7.2
Sibling 49 10.4
Friend 18 3.8
Insured Yes 390 83.2
No 79 16.8
General health Bad 10 2.1
Moderate 198 42.2
Good 261 55.7
Health checks Never 102 21.7
Within 1 year 258 55.0
More than 1 year 109 23.2
Family history of cardiovascular diseases Yes 138 33.9
No 269 66.1
Family history of early cardiovascular death Yes 93 20.9
No 352 79.1
Smoking Yes 49 10.4
No 270 57.6
X-smoker 150 32.0
Body mass index classification Underweight 8 1.7
Normal 149 32.2
Overweight 195 42.1
Obese 111 24.0
Variable Mean Standard deviation Maximum Minimum
Age 44.38 15.92 82 16
Body mass index 29.0 22.50 16.7 40.2