Table 4.

Patient attitudes concerning cardiovascular risk related to elevated cholesterol

Question		N	%	Mean	SD	F	P	ηp2	SNK	Dunnett T3
How concerned are you about your cholesterol level?	P C O Total	209 326 1263 1798	11.6 18.1 70.3 100.0	5.83 6.19 5.75 5.84	0.089 0.065 0.036 0.030	18.766	<0.001	0.004	C<P C<R	P≠C C≠R
My cholesterol level does not make a big difference to my total overall health.	P C O Total	209 326 1263 1798	11.6 18.1 70.3 100.0	2.84 3.30 2.98 3.02	0.149 0.138 0.059 0.051	3.662	0.026	0.004
People with high cholesterol are more likely to have a heart attack than people with low cholesterol.	P C O Total	209 326 1263 1798	11.6 18.1 70.3 100.0	6.23 6.44 6.14 6.20	0.090 0.061 0.035 0.029	15.048	<0.001	0.016		C≠other
I am confident I can do what is needed to manage my cholesterol.	P C Other Total	209 326 1263 1798	11.6 18.1 70.3 100.0	6.03 6.03 5.71 5.81	0.087 0.073 0.036 0.031	14.907	<0.001	0.016	P < R C < R	P ≠ other C ≠ other
Taking medicine every day to lower cholesterol is worth it to me to lower the chances of having a heart attack in the future.	P H O Total	209 326 1263 1798	11.6 18.1 70.3 100.0	6.40 6.62 6.26 6.34	0.079 0.047 0.032 0.026	19.812	<0.001	0.022		P≠C C≠R

P = Health Preservers

C = Health Committeds

O = Others