Table 2.

Participant characteristics

Characteristic	Category	n
Sex	Male	16
	Female	14
Age (years)	75–79	20
	80–84	4
	85–89	5
	90+	1
Highest education	Year 10 or below	17
	Year 12	5
	Technical diploma	4
	Undergraduate university degree	1
	Postgraduate university degree	3
Marital status	Never married	1
	Married	20
	Divorced	3
	Widowed	6
Country/region of birth	Australia	24
	UK	5
	Canada	1
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) medication use	Medication not recommended	1
	Not taking recommended medication	1
	Taking preventive medication	14
	Taking medication after CVD event	14
Years taking preventive CVD medication	Not on any CVD medication	2
	Less than 5	4
	5–9	5
	10–19	10
	20–29	3
	30+	4
	Unknown	2
Number of reported current medical conditions	At least one	23
	Two or more	14
Self-reported health	Poor or fair	4
	Good, very good or excellent	26