Table 2.
Patients' characteristics categories.
| Variables | Categories |
|---|---|
| Age | 18 to 29 |
| 30 à 44 | |
| 45 à 64 | |
| 65 or more | |
|
| |
| Sex | Woman |
| Man | |
|
| |
| Level of education | No diploma (elementary school) |
| High school diploma | |
| College diploma (CEGEP) | |
| University degree | |
|
| |
| Economic situation | Very unfavorable |
| Unfavorable | |
| Favorable | |
| Very favorable | |
|
| |
| Perceived health |
Poor |
| Average | |
| Good | |
| Very good | |
| Excellent | |
|
| |
| Morbidities | No risk factor* nor chronic disease** |
| One risk factor or more but no chronic disease | |
| One chronic disease (with or without risk factor) | |
| Two chronic diseases or more (with or without risk factor) | |
*Risk factor includes high blood pressure, diabetes, and high level of cholesterol.
∗∗Chronic disease includes angina, infarct, arrhythmia, prior heart surgery, heart failure, pleural effusion or other heart problems, cerebrovascular disease, chronic bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive lung disease, asthma, and rheumatism or arthritis.