Table 1 Demographic clinical characteristics of Ischemic heart disease (IHD) patient according to health literacy

Age (years)

< 65

128 (72.7)

11.98 ± 10.44

58 (77.3)

48.71 ± 8.89

0.446

> 65

48 (27.3)

11.48 ± 10.74

17 (22.7)

49.18 ± 9.61

Gender

Male

98 (55.7)

14.90 ± 11.32

59 (78.7)

49.22 ± 8.77

0.001**

Female

78 (44.3)

8.01 ± 7.88

16 (21.3)

47.31 ± 9.93

Residence area

Urban

154 (87.5)

12.39 ± 10.64

67 (89.3)

49.27 ± 9.07

0.682

Rural

22 (12.5)

8.05 ± 8.66

8 (10.7)

45.00 ± 7.82

Educational status

No—primary education

160 (90.9)

10.09 ± 9.178

19 (25.3)

44.53 ± 7.14

0.0001**

Secondary—higher education

16 (19.1)

29.37 ± 5.60

56 (74.7)

50.27 ± 9.14

Social status

Upper

4 (2.3)

23 ± 15.47

6 (8)

51.17 ± 10.98

0.0001**

Middle

25 (14.2)

19.72 ± 10.69

38 (50.7)

50.47 ± 8.89

Lower

147 (83.5)

10.2 ± 9.57

31 (41.3)

46.32 ± 8.41

Employment status

Employed full or part time

34 (19.3)

15.38 ± 11.00

27 (36.0)

50.00 ± 8.88

0.005*

Unemployed

142 (80.7)

11.00 ± 10.22

48 (64.0)

48.15 ± 9.08

Type of ischemic condition

Angina

35 (19.9)

12.34 ± 10.11

17 (22.7)

45.00 ± 8.53

0.619

Myocardial Infarction

141 (80.1)

11.72 ± 10.62

58 (77.3)

49.93 ± 8.88

History of revascularization

Yes

43 (24.4)

14.05 ± 12.02

38 (50.7)

49.61 ± 8.38

0.0001**

No

133 (75.6)

11.14 ± 9.90

37 (49.3)

48.00 ± 9.63

Time since first ischemic episodes (years)

≤ 5

135 (76.7)

12.30 ± 10.6

57 (76.0)

49.09 ± 8.84

0.904

> 5

41 (23.3)

10.34 ± 10.10

18 (24.0)

47.94 ± 9.67

Number of other CVD conditions

0

161 (91.5)

11.98 ± 10.59

69 (92.0)

49.45 ± 9.04

0.891

 ≥ 1

15 (8.5)

10.40 ± 9.58

6 (8.0)

41.50 ± 4.04

Number of CVD risk factors

0–1

58 (33.0)

15.76 ± 11.61

24 (32.0)

48.75 ± 8.86

2

57 (32.4)

9.65 ± 9.43

28 (37.3)

48.14 ± 8.53

0.724

≥ 3

61 (34.7)

10.18 ± 9.37

23 (30.7)

49.70 ± 9.97

Medication adherence

Adherent

136 (77.3)

12.16 ± 10.14

63 (84)

49.06 ± 8.91

0.229

Non-adherent

40 (22.7)

10.78 ± 11.68

12 (16)

47.50 ± 9.72