Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of patients in the study
| VARIABLES | N (%) or Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 51.0 ± 12.8 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 31 (62%) |
| Female | 19 (38%) |
| Religion | |
| Atheism | 4 (8%) |
| Agnosticism | 6 (12%) |
| Catholicism | 13 (26%) |
| Protestantism | 25 (50%) |
| Spiritualism | 2 (4%) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 13 (26%) |
| Married | 26 (52%) |
| Divorced | 6 (12%) |
| Widowed | 5 (10%) |
| Household Income (US$) | 389.1 ± 248.8 |
| Occupation | |
| Active working | 32 (64%) |
| Retired | 18 (36%) |
| Education Degree | |
| Elementary (incomplete) | 14 (28%) |
| Elementary | 15 (30%) |
| High School | 20 (40%) |
| Graduate | 1 (2%) |
| Ethnic group | |
| White | 23 (46%) |
| Black | 20 (40%) |
| Brown | 7 (14%) |
HF = Heart Failure; SD = standard deviation.