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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Determinants for acceptance of preventive treatment against heart disease – a web-based population survey

 

Participants

Total, n

1069

Gender, n (%)

 

 Female

521 (48.7)

 Male

548 (51.3)

Age, mean (SD)

50.8 (5.8)

Age groups, n (%)

 

 40-44

180 (16.8)

 45-49

278 (26.0)

 50-54

267 (25.0)

 55-60

344 (32.2)

Health status, n (%)

 

 Good/very good

668 (62.5)

 Fair

325 (30.4)

 Poor/very poor

75 (7.0)

Experience with heart disease, n (%)

 

 Yes, have or have had myself

55 (5.3)

 Yes, family member has had

245 (23.6)

 No

739 (71.1)

Household income, n (%)

 

 Low (<80,000 USD)

329 (34.2)

 Medium

368 (38.2)

 High (≥130,000 USD)

266 (27.6)

Education, n (%)

 

 Low (≤ high school)

243 (22.9)

 Medium

717 (67.5)

 High (university degree)

102 (9.6)