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Basic characteristics of the study population |
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| Basic characteristics |
N |
Percentage |
|
|
|
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| Gender |
male |
211 |
53.6 |
| female |
183 |
46.4 |
|
| Age |
≤ 64 years |
213 |
54.1 |
| ≥ 65 years |
181 |
45.9 |
|
| Education |
primary school or less |
174 |
44.2 |
| secondary school |
169 |
42.9 |
|
| college or high school |
51 |
12.9 |
|
| Employment status |
unemployed |
305 |
77.4 |
| employed |
89 |
22.6 |
|
| Personal monthly income |
≤ 51 € |
105 |
27.3 |
| 51.1 – 102 € |
187 |
48.7 |
|
| 102.1 – 153 € |
48 |
12.5 |
|
| ≥ 153.1 € |
26 |
6.8 |
|
| unemployed without unemployment benefits |
1 |
0.3 |
|
| answer denied |
17 |
4.4 |
|
| Marital status |
married/partner |
127 |
32.2 |
| single |
267 |
67.8 |
|
| Family members |
1 member |
87 |
22.1 |
| 2 members |
202 |
51.3 |
|
| 3 members |
57 |
14.5 |
|
| 4 or more members |
48 |
12.2 |
|
| Type of hospital |
regional center |
180 |
45.7 |
| medium sized town |
153 |
38.8 |
|
| small town |
61 |
15.5 |
|
| Length of stay |
≤ 8 days |
286 |
72.6 |
| ≥ 9 days |
108 |
27.4 |
|
| AMI and/or AP in the past |
no |
227 |
57.6 |
| AMI and/or AP |
167 |
42.4 |
|
|
|
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| Total |
394 |
100.0 |
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Ganova-Iolovska et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:50 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-50 |
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