Table 1.
Socio-demographic and disease/drug related characteristics of the participants (n=100)
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 53 (53.0) |
| Female | 47 (47.0) |
| Age (years) | |
| <55 | 22 (22.0) |
| 55−65 | 30 (30.0) |
| >65 | 47 (47.0) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 20 (20.0) |
| Married | 69 (69.0) |
| Divorced | 4 (4.0) |
| Widowed | 6 (6.0) |
| Missing data | 1 (1.0) |
| Level of education | |
| Primary | 17 (17.0) |
| Secondary | 45 (45.0) |
| University degree | 36 (36.0) |
| Missing data | 2 (2.0) |
| Type of cardiac disease | |
| Hypertension | 25 (25.0) |
| Heart failure | 10 (10.0) |
| Cardiac arrhythmias | 8 (8.0) |
| Cardiomyopathies | 4 (4.0) |
| Ischemic heart disease or coronary artery disease | 21 (21.0) |
| More than one disease | 32 (32.0) |
| Presence of concomitant non-cardiac diseases | |
| No | 22 (22.0) |
| Yes | 78 (78.0) |
| Number of drugs taken by the patienta | |
| 1 | 50 (50.0) |
| 2 | 38 (38.0) |
| ≥ 3 | 12 (12.0) |
| Number of drug intakes per daya | |
| 1 | 36 (36.0) |
| 2 | 51 (51.0) |
| ≥ 3 | 13 (13.0) |
| Number of drug pills per daya | |
| 1 | 34 (34.0) |
| 2 | 43 (43.0) |
| 3 | 12 (12.0) |
| ≥ 4 | 11 (11.0) |
| Duration of treatment (months)a | 8.5±5.4 |
a
Only drugs used to treat cardiac diseases are considered in this table.