Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.
| Variables | Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60.2 | 12.0 | |
| BMI | 26.1 | 4.1 | |
| Frequency | % | ||
| Gender | Male | 46 | 65.7 |
| Female | 24 | 34.3 | |
| Level of education | |||
| No education | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Primary school | 20 | 28.6 | |
| Secondary school | 11 | 15.7 | |
| High school | 15 | 21.4 | |
| Bachelor | 21 | 30 | |
| Master degree | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Doctoral degree | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Occupation | |||
| Employee | 13 | 18.6 | |
| Unemployed | 7 | 10 | |
| Retired | 45 | 64.3 | |
| Unemployed because of the disease | 5 | 7.1 | |
| Marriage status | |||
| Single | 2 | 2.9 | |
| Married | 62 | 88.6 | |
| Divorced | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Widow | 5 | 7.1 | |
| Smoking habit | |||
| Smoker | 12 | 17.1 | |
| Non-smoker | 16 | 22.9 | |
| Ex-smoker | 42 | 60 | |
| Exercise habit | Yes | 9 | 12.9 |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Myocardial infarction | 20 | 28.6 | |
| Coronary angiography (CAD) | 22 | 31.4 | |
| Angina pectoris (CAD) | 14 | 20 | |
| Heart failure | 14 | 20 | |
SD: Standard Deviation, BMI: Body mass index, CAD: Coronary artery disease