Table 2.
Sociodemographic variables | n | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 26 | 59.1 |
Female | 18 | 40.9 | |
Age (years) | 65-74 | 33 | 75.0 |
74-85 | 11 | 25.0 | |
Ethnic group | White | 17 | 38.6 |
Brown | 17 | 38.6 | |
Black | 10 | 22.7 | |
Education | Unschooled | 14 | 31.8 |
Literate | 12 | 27.3 | |
Fundamental | 9 | 20.5 | |
Average | 5 | 11.4 | |
Higher | 4 | 9.1 | |
Marital status | Single | 9 | 20.5 |
Married | 19 | 43.2 | |
Stable union | 6 | 13.6 | |
Widower | 10 | 22.7 | |
Income | <1 salary | 30 | 68.2 |
1 to 2 wages | 10 | 22.6 | |
2-3 wages | 2 | 4.6 | |
3 to 4 wages | 21 | 4.6 | |
Cardiac procedure | CABG | 12 | 27.3 |
PTCA | 32 | 72.7 | |
Total | 44 | 100.0 |
CABG=coronary artery bypass grafting; PTCA=percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty