Table 1 Patients' socio-demographic characteristics
From: Use of complementary and alternative medicine and self-tests by coronary heart disease patients
Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
   Male | 322 (76.3) |
   Female | 100 (23.7) |
Ethnicity | Â |
   White | 349 (82.7) |
   Non white | 73 (17.3) |
Age: Range 29 to 88 Mean = 61.12 (SD 10.85) | Â |
   < = 54 | 114 (27.0) |
   55–64 | 135 (32.0) |
   65–74 | 118 (28.0) |
   75+ | 55 (13.0) |
Diagnosis group | Â |
   MI | 202 (47.9) |
   PTCA | 170 (40.3) |
   CABG | 50 (11.8) |
Rehabilitation type | Â |
   Home | 208 (49.3) |
   Hospital | 214 (50.7) |