Characteristics | Health literacy, n = 251 | p values | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inadequate, n = 176 | Adequate, n = 75 | ||||
Frequency (%) | Average score ± SD | Frequency (%) | Average score ± SD | ||
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤ 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 |  |