Table 1 Patients' characteristics
Item | Â | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 45 (88%) |
| Â | female | 6 (12%)) |
Age | <65 | 32 (63%) |
| Â | >65 | 198 (37%) |
Working status | Working | 29 (59%) |
| Â | Unemployed | 5 (10%) |
| Â | Retired | 15 (31) |
Admission to CCU | First | 33 (72) |
| Â | 2nd | 7 (15) |
| Â | >2 | 6 (13) |
Education level | Illiterate | 25 (51) |
| Â | Left school @14 | 19 (39) |
| Â | College/university | 5 (10) |
Comorbidity | Yes | 15 (29) |
| Â | No | 36 (71) |
Duration of stay at hospital | ≤ 8 days | 29 (58) |
| Â | >8 days | 21 (42) |