Table 3. Awareness of physical activity and HF treatment by age group.
| Responses | Young (< 40 years), % (n) | Middle aged (40-65 years), % (n) | Elderly (> 65 years), % (n) | p-value |
| 'Should HF patients avoid | physical activity?' | 0.25 | ||
| Yes | 9 (36) | 8 (7) | 15 (4) | |
| No | 83 (315) | 83 (77) | 67 (18) | |
| Don't know | 8 (30) | 10 (9) | 19 (5) | |
| 'Can the HF patient play | sport?' | 0.01* | ||
| Yes | 75 (285) | 69 (64) | 52 (14) | |
| No | 14 (52) | 10 (9) | 22 (6) | |
| Don't know | 12 (44) | 22 (20) | 26 (7) | |
| 'What are the methods of | HF treatment?' | |||
| Heart surgery | 52 (200) | 47 (44) | 59 (16) | 0.79 |
| Stimulator | 62 (237) | 54 (50) | 44 (12) | 0.08 |
| Rest | 37 (141) | 35 (33) | 30 (8) | 0.73 |
| Physical activity | 57 (217) | 61 (57) | 48 (13) | 0.46 |
| Diet | 75 (284) | 77 (72) | 67 (18) | 0.53 |
| Pharmacotherapy | 82 (311) | 85 (79) | 81 (22) | 0.75 |
| Psychologist support | 18 (69) | 20 (19) | 26 (7) | 0.56 |
| No idea | 6 (21) | 9 (8) | 7 (2) | 0.52 |
*Statistical significance with p < 0.05. HF, heart failure.