Complementary and alternative medicine use in coronary heart disease patients: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

Table 2 Frequencies and percentages for variables representing medical history

Variable	Categories	Numbers^a	%
Rehabilitation type	Home	35	27.2
Rehabilitation type	Hospital	93	72.8
Pattern of CHD	PTCA	88	68.7
	CABG	20	15.65
	Angina	20	15.65
CHD incidence time	< 5 years	74	57.7
	5–10 years	37	28.5
	11–20 years	14	11.4
	> 20 years	3	2.4
Disorders	Respiratory problems	7	5.7
	Hypertension	42	33.0
	Diabetes mellitus	34	26.4
	Peripheral vascular disease	28	21.7
	Renal problems	4	2.8
	Hyperlipidaemia	12	9.4
	Others	1	1
Emergency admission or hospitalization due to CHD	Yes	101	78.9
Emergency admission or hospitalization due to CHD	No	27	21.1

CHD coronary heart disease; PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; CABG coronary artery bypass graft
^aThere were missing data on some of the variables

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