Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants in the item-selection phase
From: CHF-PROM: validation of a patient-reported outcome measure for patients with chronic heart failure
Variables | Group | Case | Control | x 2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 45(42.9) | 24(48.0) | 1.059 | 0.589 |
| Â | Male | 60(57.1) | 26(52.0) | Â | Â |
Marital status | Single | 4(3.8) | 3(6.0) | 1.570 | 0.814 |
| Â | Married | 78(74.3) | 39(78.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | Separated | 3(2.9) | 1(2.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | Divorced | 3(2.9) | 2(4.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | Widowed | 17(16.2) | 5(10.0) | Â | Â |
Education level | No formal education | 13(12.4) | 1(2.0) | 6.125 | 0.190 |
| Â | Primary school | 16(15.2) | 10(20.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | Junior high school | 31(29.5) | 20(40.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | Senior high school | 25(23.8) | 12(24.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | College or higher | 20(19.0) | 7(14.0) | Â | Â |
Occupation | Peasant | 8(7.5) | 3(6.0) | 9.795 | 0.081 |
| Â | Worker | 5(4.7) | 7(14.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | Management | 58(54.7) | 16(32.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | Researchers | 18(17.0) | 13(26.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | Business | 16(15.1) | 10(20.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | Other | 1(0.9) | 1(2.0) | Â | Â |
Monthly income | <$150 | 20(19.0) | 8(16.0) | 2.774 | 0.428 |
|  | $150–$300 | 57(54.3) | 24(48.0) |  |  |
|  | $300–$450 | 14(13.3) | 12(24.0) |  |  |
| Â | >$450 | 14(13.3) | 6(12.0) | Â | Â |
Smoking per day | Never | 5(4.8) | 0(0.0) | 5.516 | 0.238 |
|  | < 10 cigarettes | 63(60.0) | 27(54.0) |  |  |
|  | 10–20 cigarettes | 19(18.1) | 15(30.0) |  |  |
|  | 20–40 cigarettes | 13(12.4) | 7(14.0) |  |  |
|  | > 40 cigarettes | 5(4.8) | 1(2.0) |  |  |