TABLE 4.
Demographics, Medication Details, Clinical Outcomes, Lifestyle Characteristics, and the Belief Groups for All Clusters
| Cluster 1 (n = 212) | Cluster 2 (n = 174) | Cluster 3 (n = 106) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of used medication | <.001 | |||
| Small (<4) | 51 (24) | 4 (2) | 44 (41) | |
| Medium (4–8) | 123 (58) | 145 (84) | 57 (54) | |
| Large (>9) | 38 (18) | 25 (14) | 5 (5) | |
| Used medication | ||||
| Platelet aggregation | 209 (99) | 171 (98) | 105 (99) | .87 |
| Lipid modifying | 189 (89) | 168 (97) | 96 (91) | .02 |
| Antihypertensive | ||||
| Cardiac therapy | 19 (9) | 45 (26) | 1 (1) | <.001 |
| Diuretics | 58 (27) | 33 (19) | 29 (27) | .12 |
| β-Blockers | 82 (39) | 164 (94) | 23 (22) | <.001 |
| Calcium channel blockers | 34 (16) | 28 (16) | 8 (8) | .08 |
| RAAS inhibitors | 86 (40) | 147 (85) | 35 (33) | <.001 |
| Blood pressure at target level | 95 (45) | 133 (76) | 66 (62) | <.001 |
| LDL at target level | 111 (52) | 112 (64) | 58 (55) | .051 |
| BMI at target level | 95 (45) | 40 (23) | 46 (43) | <.001 |
| Age | <.001 | |||
| Young (<55) | 33 (16) | 61 (35) | 56 (53) | |
| Middle-age (56–75) | 143 (67) | 103 (59) | 50 (47) | |
| Aged (>75) | 36 (17) | 10 (6) | 0 (0) | |
| Level of education | .09 | |||
| Primary | 55 (26) | 40 (23) | 14 (13) | |
| Secondary | 96 (45) | 77 (44) | 50 (47) | |
| University | 61 (29) | 57 (33) | 42 (40) | |
| Employment status | <.001 | |||
| Employed | 0 (0) | 62 (36) | 100 (94) | |
| Unemployed | 3 (1) | 6 (3) | 6 (6) | |
| Incapacitate | 51 (24) | 31 (18) | 0 (0) | |
| Retired | 122 (58) | 70 (40) | 0 (0) | |
| Housewife/-men | 36 (17) | 5 (3) | 0 (0) | |
| Belief group | .18 | |||
| Accepting | 62 (29) | 40 (23) | 32 (30) | |
| Ambivalent | 136 (64) | 125 (72) | 63 (59) | |
| Skeptical | 4 (2) | 6 (3) | 5 (5) | |
| Indifferent | 10 (5) | 3 (2) | 6 (6) | |
| Currently smoking | 55 (26) | 23 (13) | 39 (37) | <.001 |
| Alcohol use | <.001 | |||
| Healthy | 153 (72) | 109 (63) | 56 (53) | |
| Could be improved | 38 (18) | 38 (22) | 21 (20) | |
| Unhealthy | 21 (10) | 27 (15) | 29 (27) | |
| Physical activity | <.001 | |||
| Healthy | 116 (63) | 71 (41) | 78 (74) | |
| Could be improved | 26 (12) | 17 (10) | 9 (9) | |
| Unhealthy | 70 (33) | 86 (49) | 19 (18) | |
| Eating habits | .05 | |||
| Healthy | 64 (31) | 32 (18) | 22 (21) | |
| Could be improved | 130 (61) | 121 (70) | 69 (65) | |
| Unhealthy | 18 (8) | 21 (12) | 15 (14) | |
| Belief group | .18 | |||
| Accepting | 62 (29) | 40 (23) | 32 (30) | |
| Ambivalent | 136 (64) | 125 (72) | 63 (59) | |
| Skeptical | 4 (2) | 6 (3) | 5 (5) | |
| Indifferent | 10 (5) | 3 (2) | 6 (6) |
Data are presented as n (%) of patients.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; RAAS, Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors.