Table 2:
Baseline characteristics of patients participating in Corazón Sano y Feliz in Mixco, Guatemala by global cardiovascular risk level
| Global cardiovascular risk level |
p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low risk n = 31 (39.7%) |
Medium n = 22 (28.2%) |
High n = 25 (32.1%) |
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| Mean age in years (±SD) | 54.1 ± 9.1 | 66.5 ± 9.5 | 64.6 ± 10.7 | p < 0.001 |
| Female | 22 (71.0%) | 14 (63.6%) | 18 (72.0%) | p = 0.80 |
| Education level | p = 0.14 | |||
| Complete elementary | 16 (51.6%) | 12 (57.1%) | 8 (32.0%) | |
| Complete secondary | 13 (41.9%) | 9 (42.9%) | 17 (68.0%) | |
| Higher education | 2 (6.5%) | 0 | 0 | |
| Disease status | ||||
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 12 (41.4%) | 11 (50.0%) | 14 (56.0%) | p = 0.56 |
| Overweight/obesity | ||||
| Patients with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 17 (60.7%) | 13 (59.1%) | 15 (60.0%) | p = 0.99 |
| Patients with abdominal obesity | 26 (83.9%) | 17 (77.3%) | 22 (88.0%) | p = 0.61 |
| Tobacco use | 2 (6.5%) | 0 | 0 | p = 0.21 |