Skip to main content

Table 1 Patients’ sociodemographic characteristics

From: A longitudinal study on the information needs and preferences of patients after an acute coronary syndrome

Number of patients

217

Age, mean ± SD

57.28 ± 7.98

Gender

N (%)

 Female

36 (16.58)

 Male

181 (83.41)

Education

 < High School Diploma

106 (48.84)

 High School Diploma

88 (40.55)

 > High School Diploma

23 (10.59)

Employment

 Employed

126 (58.06)

 Retired

58 (26.72)

 Unemployed

11 (5.06)

 Housewife

5 (2.30)

 Retired with some work activities

17 (7.83)

Marital status

 Married

154 (70.96)

 Not Married (Also widowed/divorced)

63 (29.03)