Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants (N=252)
| Category | Mean (SD) or N (%) | Min - Max |
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| Age (years) | 53.88 (14.17) | |
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| Gender | ||
| Man | 56 (22.2%) | |
| Woman | 196 (77.8%) | |
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| Education level | ||
| Hight School Graduate | 126 (50.00%) | |
| College graduate | 65 (25.79%) | |
| Graduate school or higher | 61 (24.21%) | |
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| Employment status | ||
| Working Full Time | 123 (48.81%) | |
| Working Part Time | 30 (11.90%) | |
| Unemployed | 99 (39.29%) | |
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| Annual household income | ||
| 0-$19,999 | 38 (15.1%) | |
| $20,000-$39,999 | 49 (19.4%) | |
| $40,000-$59,999 | 38 (15.1%) | |
| $60,000-$79,999 | 32 (12.7%) | |
| $80,000-$99,999 | 27 (10.7%) | |
| More than $100,000 | 39 (15.5%) | |
| Refused/Don't Know | 29 (11.5%) | |
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| Clinical factors | ||
| Number of comorbidities | 0.89 (0.88) | 0.00 – 4.00 |
| CVD | 114 (45.20%) | |
| - Hypertension | 100 (39.70%) | |
| - Angina | 22 (8.70%) | |
| - Heart attack | 6 (2.40%) | |
| - Heart failure | 7 (2.80%) | |
| - Stroke | 3 (1.20%) | |
| Chronic lung disease | 34 (13.49%) | |
| Diabetes | 49 (19.40%) | |
| Depression | 27 (10.70%) | |
| Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | 31.93 (6.48) | 20.61 – 53.12 |
| BMI 18.5–24.9 (normal) | 30 (11.9%) | |
| BMI 25.0–29.9 (overweight) | 78 (31.0%) | |
| BMI 30.0–34.9 (class 1 obesity) | 73 (29.0%) | |
| BMI 35.0–39.9 (class 2 obesity) | 41 (16.2%) | |
| BMI >40.0 (class 3 obesity) | 30 (11.9%) | |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.88 (0.09) | 0.68 – 1.22 |
| Body fat (%) | 40.79 (10.24) | 12.80 – 59.50 |
NOTE. Cardiovascular disease (CVD)