Table 1.
Differences in demographic and socioeconomic variables between post-myocardial infarction patients who did or did not start taking fish oil supplements within 1 month of discharge
| Reported fish oil use at 1 month post | P-Value | Missing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n = 377 |
No n = 2021 |
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| Demographic | ||||
| Age (yrs) | 58.0 ± 11.2 | 59.5 ± 12.3 | 0.034 | |
| Marital status | < 0.001 | 0.2% | ||
| Married | 236 (62.9%) | 1046 (51.8%) | ||
| Divorced | 61 (16.3%) | 351 (17.4%) | ||
| Separated | 15 (4.0%) | 91 (4.5%) | ||
| Widowed | 21 (5.6%) | 254 (12.6%) | ||
| Single | 39 (10.4%) | 231 (11.4%) | ||
| Male Sex | 272 (72.1%) | 1303 (64.5%) | 0.004 | |
| Race | < 0.001 | 0.3% | ||
| White/Caucasian | 316 (83.8%) | 1348 (67.0%) | ||
| Black/African-American | 49 (13.0%) | 511 (25.4%) | ||
| Other | 12 (3.2%) | 154 (7.7%) | ||
| Socioeconomic | ||||
| Work for pay | < 0.001 | 1.0% | ||
| No, 1 don't currently work for pay | 142 (38.2%) | 1066 (53.2%) | ||
| Yes, work full time | 197 (53.0%) | 754 (37.7%) | ||
| Yes, work part-time | 33 (8.9%) | 182 (9.1%) | ||
| Has insurance | 323 (85.7%) | 1613 (79.8%) | 0.008 | |
| Finances at the End of the Month | < 0.001 | |||
| Some money left over | 200 (53.1%) | 859 (42.5%) | ||
| Just enough to make ends meet | 130 (34.5%) | 737 (36.5%) | ||
| Not enough to make ends meet | 47 (12.5%) | 425 (21.0%) | ||
| Education | < 0.001 | 0.5% | ||
| High school education | 330 (88.0%) | 1570 (78.1%) | ||
| Some college/vocational school | 140 (37.3%) | 571 (28.4%) | ||
| Graduated from college | 53 (14.1%) | 255 (12.7%) | ||
| Post-graduate degree | 34 (9.1%) | 155 (7.7%) | ||