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Table 6 Key demographic characteristics of study subjects interviewed from four hospitals in Pakistan.

From: Cardiovascular health knowledge and behavior in patient attendants at four tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan – a cause for concern

 

AKU N (%)

Mayo N (%)

PIMS N (%)

AGH N (%)

Mean age* (SD)

40.0 (15.9)

36.1 (11.4)

40.4 (12.5)

35.7 (12.1)

Income

    

   <3000

23 (15.0)

123 (51.0)

33 (13.3)

46 (30.9)

   >3000

130 (85.0)

118 (49.0)

216 (86.7)

103 (69.1)

Education

    

   No formal

27 (17.6)

84 (34.9)

47 (18.9)

57 (38.3)

   Formal Education

126 (82.4)

157 (65.1)

202 (81.1)

92 (61.7)

Residence

    

   Rural

40 (26.1)

126 (52.3)

89 (35.7)

80 (53.7)

   Urban

113 (73.9)

115 (47.7)

160 (64.3)

69 (46.3)

  1. AKU = Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Mayo = Mayo Hospital, Lahore. PIMS = Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. AGH = Allied General Hospital, Faisalabad.
  2. * in years; SD = standard deviation
  3. †Self reported figures (per month in Rupees); estimates may be biased (1 Rupee = US$ 0.017).