Knowledge of Silesia adult inhabitants regarding preventive vaccinations effect on cardiovascular diseases

BMC Public Health

Table 1 General characteristics of the participants, including the presence of cardiovascular diseases

Participants (n = 700)
Variables		CVD” + ”		CVD”-”		All participants
Variables		n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex	Female	110	15.71	390	55.71	500	71.43
Sex	Male	56	8.00	144	20.57	200	28.57
Age (years)	18–30	26	3.72	328	47.42	358	51.14
	31–40	8	1.14	54	7.71	62	8.85
	41–50	74	10.57	120	17.14	194	27.71
	51–60	14	2.00	14	2.00	28	4.00
	> 60	44	6.29	14	2.00	58	8.29
Average age of participants in a given group		50.27 ± 16.52		31.37 ± 13.21		32.16 ± 16.46
Place of residence	City	148	21.14	464	66.29	612	87.43
Place of residence	Village	18	2.57	70	10.00	88	12.57
Education	Primary	6	0.86	28	4.00	34	4.86
	Secondary	86	12.29	276	39.43	362	51.71
	Higher	74	10.57	230	32.86	304	43.43
Professional or educational connection with medicine	Yes	60	8.57	192	27.43	252	36.00
Professional or educational connection with medicine	No	106	15.14	342	48.86	448	64.00
∑		166	23.71	534	76.29	700	100.00

Explanation of abbreviations and symbols: n – number of participants, CVD" + " – participants who reported having CVD, CVD"-"—participants who denied having CVD, ∑—sum

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