Table 2.

Results of bivariate analyses of correlates associated with composite knowledge score, N=1253

Type of Correlate	Correlate		Mean ± SD/r	p
Sociodemographic	Sex	Female	16.27 ± 2.71	.001
		Male	16.82 ± 2.53
	Subjective SESa	Low SES	16.50 ± 2.55	<.001
		High SES	17.13 ± 2.40
	White	Yes	16.82 ± 2.49	.043
		No	16.40 ± 2.88
	South Asian	Yes	16.61 ± 2.89	.822
		No	16.68 ± 2.57
	Age		−.046	.107
	Marital status	Married/Common law	16.75 ± 2.58	.057
		Other	16.43 ± 2.63
	Education	< High school	15.80 ± 2.62	<.001
		≥ High school	16.97 ± 2.53
	Family income	<$50,000 CAD	16.20 ± 2.64	<.001
		>= $50,000 CAD	17.50 ± 2.20
	Work status	Full-time/part-time	17.17 ± 2.43	<.001
		Other	16.50 ± 2.57
Clinical	DASIb		.140	<.001
	# comorbid conditions		−.032	.264
	PASEc		.063	.040
	Smoking status	Current	15.98 ± 2.71	<.001
		Past	16.94 ± 2.38
		Never	16.52 ± 2.79
	Hypertension	Yes	16.69 ± 2.52	.514
		No	16.79 ± 2.61
	Dyslipidemia	Yes	16.78 ± 2.55	.846
		No	16.75 ± 2.53
	Family history of CHD	Yes	16.89 ± 2.50	<.001
		No	16.25 ± 2.68
	Previous cardiac event	Yes	16.80 ± 2.59	.139
		No	16.57 ± 2.64
	BMId		−.009	.815
	Cardiac condition†	PCIe	16.84 ± 2.49	.161
		Other	16.61 ± 2.64
	Diabetes†	Yes	16.47 ± 2.65	.046
		No	16.79 ± 2.55
Psychosocial	IPQf –timeline		.127	<.001
	IPQf –consequences		.105	<.001
	IPQf –personal control		.187	<.001
	IPQf –treatment control		.050	.083

^aSES, Socioeconomic status.

^bDASI, Duke Activity Status Index.

^cPASE, Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly.

^dBMI, body mass index.

^ePCI, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

^fIPQ, Illness Perceptions Questionnaire.

^†Chart reported data