Table 1. Patients’ characteristics.
| Patients’ Characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | |||
| Age, mean ± SD | 56.4 ± 9.7 | Employment status | N (%) |
| Gender | N (%) | • Employed | 390 (55.1) |
| • Male | 503 (70.7) | • Retired | 194 (27.4) |
| • Female | 208 (29.3) | • Unemployed | 45 (6.4) |
| Educational level | N (%) | • Homemaker | 34 (4.8) |
| • No title | 4 (0.6) | • Retired with some work activities | 45 (6.4) |
| • Primary school | 78 (11.0) | Marital Status | N (%) |
| • Middle school | 219 (30.9) | • Single | 87 (12.2) |
| • High school | 299 (42.2) | • Married | 534 (75.1) |
| • Graduate school | 90 (12.7) | • Divorced/Separated | 70 (9.8) |
| • Postgraduate school | 19 (2.7) | • Widowed | 20 (2.8) |
| Clinical | |||
| Pathology | N (%) | Risk factors | N (%) |
| • HYP | 344 (48.4) | • Family History | 353 (49.6) |
| • ACS | 367 (51.6) | • Smoking History | 381 (53.6) |
| • Obesity | 330 (46.4) | ||
| Risk factors, mean ± SD | 4.5 ± 2.0 | • Abdominal obesity | 350 (49.2) |
| • Dyslipidemia | 555 (78.1) | ||
| • Diabetes | 191 (26.9) | ||
| • SBP> = 140 and/or DBP> = 90 mmHg | 356 (50.1) |
Note: HYP = hypertension, ACS = acute coronary syndrome, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure