Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.

Variable	Total		Male (n = 56; 80%)		Female (n = 14; 20%)		χ2 (p-Value)
	N	Total%	N	Total%	N	Total%
Comorbidities							3.2 (0.663)
No comorbidities	27	38.6	22	39.3	5	35.7
Hypertension	17	24.3	12	21.4	5	35.7
Diabetes	18	25.7	16	28.6	2	14.3
Thrombosis	1	1.4	1	1.8	0	0
Peripheric artery disease	5	7.1	1	1.8	1	7.1
Other comorbidities	2	2.9	4	7.1	1	7.1
Education							13.2 (0.021) *
No studies	3	4.3	1	1.8	2	14.3
Uncompleted primary studies	8	11.4	6	10.7	2	14.3
Primary	15	21.4	9	16.1	6	42.9
Secondary	23	32.9	22	39.3	1	7.1
University	7	10	5	8.9	2	14.3
Graduate	14	20	13	23.2	1	7.1
Employment							23.4 (0.001) *
Employed	21	30	19	33.9	2	14.3
Self-employed	5	7.1	5	8.9	0	0
Unemployed/looking for	4	5.7	4	7.1	0	0
Unemployed/without looking for	3	4.3	3	5.4	0	0
Housewife	6	8.6	1	1.8	5	35.7
Student	1	1.4	0	0	1	7.1
Retired	30	42.9	24	42.9	6	42.9
Frequency of physical exercise							3.5 (0.465)
Less than 1 time/week	8	11.4	6	10.7	2	14.3
1 time/week	3	4.3	3	5.4	0	0
2 times/week	1	1.4	1	1.8	0	0
3 times/week	7	10	4	7.1	3	21.4
>3 times/week	51	72.9	42	40.8	9	64.3
Smoking							0.4 (0.508)
Yes	20	28.6	17	30.4	3	21.4
No	50	71.4	39	69.6	11	78.6
Alcohol consumption							0.2 (0.634)
Yes	12	17.1	9	16.1	3	21.4
No	58	82.9	47	83.9	11	78.6
Reason for cardiac rehabilitation							6.9 (0.14)
Myocardial infarction	16	22.9	14	25	2	14.3
Stent	7	10	7	12.5	0	0
Myocardial infarction and stent	43	61.4	33	58.9	10	71.4
Valve surgery	3	4.3	2	3.6	1	7.1
Heart failure	1	1.4	0	0	1	7.1

* Indicates statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).