Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (n = 816)
From: Public knowledge of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Kuwait: a cross-sectional survey
Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 330 (40.4) |
Female | 486 (59.6) |
Marital status | |
Single⊥ | 331 (40.6) |
Married | 485 (59.4) |
Age (years) | |
20-29 | 330 (40.4) |
30-39 | 270 (33.1) |
40-49 | 142 (17.4) |
50-59 | 59 (7.2) |
≥ 60 | 15 (1.8) |
Employment | |
Unemployed∋ | 92 (11.3) |
Employed | 724 (88.7) |
Educational level | |
Low-intermediate education | 59 (7.2) |
High education | 757 (92.8) |
Residence (Governorates) | |
Capital | 266 (32.6) |
Hawalli | 146 (17.9) |
Al-Ahmadi | 104 (12.7) |
Mubarak Al-Kabeer | 102 (12.5) |
Al-Farwaniyah | 101 (12.4) |
Al-Jahra | 97 (11.9) |
Monthly income | |
< 500 Kuwaiti Dinars (KD) | 92 (11.3) |
500-1000 Kuwaiti Dinars (KD) | 296 (36.3) |
> 1000 Kuwaiti Dinars (KD) | 428 (52.4) |
Personal health | |
Excellent | 376 (46.1) |
Very good | 343 (42.0) |
Good | 97 (11.9) |
Self-reported weight description | |
Under weight | 30 (3.7) |
Normal | 349 (42.8) |
Overweight | 408 (50.0) |
Obese | 29 (3.6) |
BMI (kg/m 2 )*^ | |
< 18.5 | 19 (2.3) |
18.5-24.9 | 287 (35.2) |
25-30 | 311 (38.1) |
>30 | 198 (24.3) |
Smokers | 146 (17.9) |
30 Minutes exercise/week | |
0-2 times | 598 (73.3) |
3-4 times | 112 (13.7) |
≥ 5 times/week | 106 (13.0) |
Eating Healthy food Everyday | 222 (27.2) |
Lifestyle | |
Very stressful or Stressful | 272 (33.3) |
Relatively stressful | 443 (54.3) |
Free from stress | 101 (12.4) |
Family history of CVD | 269 (33.0) |
Chronic disease Φ | 193 (23.7) |
Prior Hypertension | 73 (8.9) |
Prior Diabetes | 54 (6.6) |
Prior Dyslipidaemia | 111 (13.6) |
Prior CHD | 33 (4.0) |