Table 1

Patients' characteristics

Item

Number (%)

Gender
Male
45 (88%)

female
6 (12%))
Age
<65
32 (63%)

>65
198 (37%)
Working status
Working
29 (59%)

Unemployed
5 (10%)

Retired
15 (31)
Admission to CCU
First
33 (72)

2nd
7 (15)

>2
6 (13)
Education level
Illiterate
25 (51)

Left school @14
19 (39)

College/university
5 (10)
Comorbidity
Yes
15 (29)

No
36 (71)
Duration of stay at hospital
≤ 8 days
29 (58)

>8 days
21 (42)

Asadi-Lari et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003 1:23   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-1-23