Table 3 Different risk perceptions among patients considering the disease/condition as their own.
Patients considering the disease/condition as their own/not their own | Patients who alsoidentified the disease/condition as a risk factor | p-value1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 182 (%) | n = first column (%) | |||
Hypertension | Own factor | 123 (67.6) | 111 (90.2) | 0.536 |
Not own factor | 53 (29.1) | 46 (86.8 ) | ||
Hyperlipidemia | Own factor | 96 (57.2) | 88 (91.7) | 0.196 |
Not own factor | 65 (35.7) | 59 (90.8) | ||
Smoking | Own factor | 23 (12.6) | 20 (87.0) | 0.995 |
Not own factor | 79 (43.4) | 68 (86.1) | ||
No regular exercise | Own factor | 44 (24.2) | 33 (75.0) | 0.764 |
Not own factor | 135 (74.2) | 112 (83.0) | ||
Overweight | Own factor | 59 (32.4) | 52 (88.1) | 0.351 |
Not own factor | 114 (62.6) | 87 (76.3) | ||
Ischaemic heart disease | Own factor | 42 (23.1) | 32 (76.2) | 0.557 |
Not own factor | 130 (71.4) | 91 (70.0) | ||
Excessive alcohol consumption | Own factor | 15 (8.2) | 9 (60.0) | 0.738 |
Not own factor | 162 (89.0) | 116 (71.6) | ||
Family history of cardiovasc. disease | Own factor | 87 (47.8) | 74 (85.1) | 0.0006*** |
Not own factor | 75 (41.2) | 34 (45.3) | ||
Carotid stenosis | Own factor | 23 (12.6) | 22 (95.7) | 0.029* |
Not own factor | 126 (69.2) | 75 (59.6) | ||
Atrial fibrillation | Own factor | 32 (17.6) | 29 (90.6) | 0.0005*** |
Not own factor | 125 (68.7) | 48 (38.4) | ||
Diabetes | Own factor | 36 (19.8) | 26 (72.2) | 0.013* |
Not own factor | 144 (79.1) | 50 (34.7) | ||