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. 2023 Feb 28;13(2):e068351. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068351

Table 3.

Sociodemographic and disease characteristics per information topic according to information needs

Information need Nutrition Physical activity Smoking Psychological well-being Medication use
Need (n=76) No need (n=175) Need
(n=97)
No need
(n=156)
Need (n=7) No need (n=244) Need (n=66) No need
(n=186)
Need (n=75) No need (n=178)
Age, mean±SD 64±11 65±10 63±11 66±10 62±13 65±10 61±11 66±10 63±10 65±10
Sex, n (%)
 Male 51 (27) 140 (73) 76 (39) 119 (61) 5 (3) 189(97) 41 (21) 153 (79) 63 (32) 131 (68)
 Female 25 (42) 35 (58) 21 (36) 37 (64) 2 (3) 57 (97) 25 (43) 33 (57) 12 (20) 47 (80)
Education, n (%)
 Not highly educated 66 (33) 133 (67) 74 (37) 128(6 3) 7 (3) 195 (97) 49 (24) 152 (76) 54 (27) 147 (73)
Highly educated* 10 (20) 40 (80) 23 (46) 27 (54) 0 (0) 49 (100) 16 (32) 34 (17) 21 (42) 29 (58)
Employment, n (%)
 Employed, working 11 (25) 33 (75) 19 (41) 27 (59) 0 (0) 46 (100) 14 (30) 32 (70) 21 (47) 24 (53)
 Employed, not working 24 (34) 46 (66) 33 (46) 38 (54) 1 (1) 70 (99) 25 (35) 46 (65) 22 (31) 49 (69)
 Unemployed 40 (30) 92 (70) 44 (34) 87 (66) 6 (46) 125(95) 26 (20) 104 (80) 31 (23) 101 (77)
Relationship/living with partner or spouse, n (%) 58 (28) 150 (72) 81 (38) 130 (62) 5 (2) 205 (98) 50 (24) 160 (76) 66 (31) 144 (69)
Internet users, n (%) 33 (69) 72 (41) 56 (52) 52 (48) 1 (1) 106 (99) 26 (76) 82 (24) 44 (41) 64 (59)
Health literacy, med (IQR) 10 (9–12) 11 (10–13) 11 (9–12) 11 (9–12) 10±3 11±2 10 (8–12) 11 (10–13) 11 (10–12) 11 (9–12)
Diagnosed myocardial infarction, n (%) 53 (31) 118 (69) 69 (40) 103 (60) 5 (3) 186 (97) 50 (29) 121 (71) 50 (29) 122 (71)
Treatment, n (%)
 Medication 6 (30) 14 (70) 8 (38) 13 (62) 0 (0) 21 (100) 7 (33) 14 (67) 4 (19) 17 (81)
 PCI 49 (31) 109 (69) 63 (40) 95 (60) 6 (4) 153 (96) 48 (31) 109 (69) 55 (35) 103 (65)
 CABG 21 (30) 50 (70) 26 (36) 4 (64) 1 (1) 70 (99) 11 (15) 61 (85) 16 (22) 56 (78)
Comorbidities, n (%)
 COPD 6 (33) 12 (67) 6 (32) 13 (68) 0 (0) 19 (100) 7 (37) 12 (63) 5 (28) 13 (72)
 Cerebrovascular disease 3 (33) 6 (67) 2 (22) 7 (78) 0 (0) 9 (100) 3 (33) 6 (67) 1 (1) 8 (99)
 Hypertension 27 (33) 56 (67) 29 (35) 54 (65) 1 (1) 80 (99) 17 (21) 65 (79) 18 (22) 64 (78)
 Diabetes mellitus 11 (35) 20 (65) 11 (34) 21 (66) 0 (0) 32 (100) 8 (25) 24 (75) 6 (19) 26 (81)
 Hypercholesterolaemia 15 (32) 32 (68) 18 (38) 29 (62) 0 (0) 46 (100) 11 (24) 24 (76) 13 (28) 34 (72)
 Peripheral vascular disease 3 (19) 13 (81) 3 (19) 13 (81) 0 (0) 15 (100) 5 (31) 11 (69) 1 (6) 15 (94)
Smoking, n (%) 4 (21) 15 (79) 4 (22) 14 (88) 6 (32) 13 (68) 6 (33) 12 (67) 3 (16) 16 (84)

*Highly educated= highest degree level, highest professional education or university.

CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.