Table 3.
Correlations Among the Main Independent Variables
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHD Risk perception | – | |||||||||
| Age | .05 | – | ||||||||
| Gender | .16 | .17* | – | |||||||
| Education | –.20* | –.30** | –.43** | – | ||||||
| General Health | –.36** | .04 | –.14 | .18* | – | |||||
| Current Smoking | .01 | –.29** | –.19* | .10 | .01 | – | ||||
| CHD knowledge | .21* | –.22* | –.01 | .20* | –.04 | .13 | – | |||
| Diabetes medication | .05 | .09 | .07 | –.09 | –.14 | –.09 | –.09 | – | ||
| Hypertension medication | .19* | .43** | .15 | –.14 | –.17* | –.26** | –.06 | .21* | – | |
| Cholesterol medication | .04 | .33** | .00 | –.11 | –.05 | –.07 | –.03 | .14 | .34** | – |
Abbreviation: CHD, coronary heart disease.
*
P < .05 (two-tailed)
**
P < .01 (two-tailed)