Table 3.

Sample characteristics and HF awareness scores depending on different variables (univariate analysis with Kruskal–Wallis test). In the linear model, most grouping variables have consistent impact on knowledge scores. Direction of effects was further explored using univariate analyses

Group	Awareness causes	P‐value	Awareness treatment	P‐value.1	Total score	P‐value.2
Age
<65 years	97 ± 13	0.745	94 ± 12.5	0.931	98 ± 13.7	0.388
≥65 years	98 ± 11.9		93 ± 11.8		99 ± 12.3
Gender
Men	97 ± 12.4	0.007	93 ± 12.3	0.023	98 ± 13.0	0.015
Women	98 ± 12.8		94 ± 12.3		99 ± 13.5
Educational level
University graduate	100 ± 11.8	0.001	96 ± 12.3	0.001	102 ± 12.6	0.001
Non‐academic	96 ± 12.7		93 ± 12.1		97 ± 13.1
Medical profession
Yes	107 ± 11.2	0.001	99 ± 12.0	0.001	108 ± 12.3	0.001
No	96 ± 12.1		93 ± 12.1		96 ± 12.6
Presence of HF total
Yes	99 ± 11.3	0.001	95 ± 11.5	0.001	100 ± 11.8	0.001
No/Don't know	96 ± 13.2		93 ± 12.7		97 ± 13.9
City
Berlin	96 ± 11.8		94 ± 11.7		97 ± 12.3
Marburg	102 ± 12.3		93 ± 14.3		101 ± 12.7
Hannover	99 ± 14.0		92 ± 13.3		99 ± 14.8
Göttingen	98 ± 13.7		94 ± 12.9		99 ± 14.5
Heidelberg	93 ± 13.1		85 ± 11.8		92 ± 13.2
Essen	101 ± 13.4		96 ± 12.1		103 ± 14.2
Lübeck	103 ± 10.4		97 ± 12.1		104 ± 11.9