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Table 3 Sociodemographic profile, baseline medication adherence, number of prescribed medication and family history of early CVD among subjects enrolled for secondary prevention of CVDs

From: Task shifting of cardiovascular risk assessment and communication by nurses for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in a tertiary health care setting of Northern India

S.No

Variable

Intervention group (n = 250)

Comparison Group (n = 250)

Total N-500

X2

P value

1.

Sex

 Male

210 (84)

205 (82)

415 (83)

0.35

0.55

 Female

40 (16)

45 (18)

85 (17)

  

2.

Age

 30–39

8 (3.2)

7 (2.8)

15 (3)

  

 40–49

40 (16)

32 (12.8)

72 (14.4)

2.38

0.66

 50–59

80 (32)

80 (32)

160 (32)

  

 60–69

86 (34.4)

100 (40)

186 (37.2)

  

 ≥ 70

36 (14.4)

31 (12.4)

67 (13.4)

  

3.

Marital Status

 Never married

0

1 (0.4)

1 (0.2)

3.05

0.38

 Currently married

228 (91.2)

224 (89.6)

452 (90.4)

  

 Separated

0

2 (0.8)

2 (0.4)

  

 Widowed

22 (8.8)

23 (9.2)

45 (9)

  

4.

Family Type

 Nuclear

103 (41.2)

96 (38.4)

199 (39.8)

0.79

0.67

 Joint

145 (58)

153 (61.2)

298 (59.6)

  

 Others

2 (0.8)

1 (0.4)

3 (0.6)

  

5.

Socioeconomic class (Kuppuswamy)

 Upper (I)

6 (2.4)

12 (4.8)

18 (3.6)

  

 Upper Middle (II)

101 (40.4)

111 (44.4)

212 (42.4)

3.99

0.40

 Lower middle (III)

71 (28.4)

68 (27.2)

139 (27.8)

  

 Upper Lower (IV)

70 (28.0)

58 (23.2)

128 (25.6)

  

 Lower (V)

2 (0.8)

1 (0.4)

3 (0.6)

  

6.

Medication adherence

 Low

102 (40.8)

104 (41.6)

206 (41.2)

0.24

 

 Medium

69 (27.6)

72 (28.8)

141 (28.2)

 

0.88

 High

79 (31.6)

74 (29.6)

153 (30.6)

  

7.

Number of prescribed Medication

 1

0

3 (1.2)

3 (0.6)

3.15

 

 2–3

102 (40.8)

99 (39.6)

201 (40.2)

 

0.36

 4–5

125 (50)

127 (50.8)

252 (50.4)

  

 >5

23 (9.2)

21 (8.4)

44 (8.8)

  

8.

Family h/o early CVD

 Yes

74 (29.6)

66 (26.4)

140 (28)

0.63

 

 No

176 (70.4)

184 (73.6)

360 (72)

 

0.42

9.

Duration of treatment

 <5 years

201 (80.4)

191 (76.4)

392 (78.4)

1.99

 

 5–10 years

34 (13.6)

36 (14.4)

70 (14)

 

0.36

 >10 years.

15 (6)

23 (9.2)

38 (7.6)

  
  1. Figures in parentheses are percentages