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Table 1 Sociodemographic and health characteristics

From: Behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in adults with coronary heart disease in Jordan

Characteristics

Control (n = 85)

Intervention (n = 71)

p

Age

58 ± 8.7

57.7 ± 10.5

0.49

Gender

 Male

43 (50.6)

41 (57.7)

0.42

 Female

42 (49.4)

30 (42.3)

Monthly income

  < 99 Jordanian dinars

6 (7.1)

6 (8.5)

0.60

 100–299 Jordanian dinars

28 (32.9)

26 (36.6)

 300–499 Jordanian dinars

30 (35.3)

18 (25.4)

  > 500 Jordanian dinars

21 (24.7)

21 (29.6)

Education level

 Primary

28 (32.9)

29 (40.8)

0.79

 Secondary

21 (24.7)

14 (19.7)

 University

33 (38.8)

26 (36.6)

 None

3 (3.5)

2 (2.8)

Marital status

 Single

5 (5.9)

5 (7)

0.73

 Married

70 (82.4)

61 (85.9)

 Divorced

1 (1.2)

1 (1.4)

 Widowed

9 (10.6)

4 (5.0)

Living status

 Alone

6 (7.1)

4 (5.6)

0.78

 With spouse

4 (4.7)

5 (7)

 With spouse & children

75 (88.2)

62 (87.3)

Job status

 Working

21 (21.7)

20 (28.2)

0.81

 Not working

45 (52.9)

34 (47.9)

 Retired

19 (22.4)

17 (23.9)

Living area

 City

75 (88.2)

60 (84.5)

0.63

 Town

4 (4.7)

6 (8.5)

 Village

6 (7.1)

5 (7)

Current CHD

 Chest pain

16 (18.8)

8 (11.3)

0.24

 Catheterization

59 (69.4)

54 (76.1)

 Cardiac surgery

10 (11.8)

7 (9.9)

 Myocardial infarction

0.0 (0.0)

2 (2.8)

 Duration of diagnosis

61.5 ± 60.8

48.3 ± 45.3

0.13

Chronic disease

 Diabetes

6 (7.1)

8 (11.3)

0.63

 Hypertension

33 (38.8)

22 (31.0)

 Diabetes & hypertension

29 (34.1)

24 (33.8)

 None

17 (20)

17 (23.9)

  1. Values are mean values ± SD or numbers and percentages in parenthesis