Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants.
Characteristics | Participants (%) n = 217 |
|---|---|
Age | Â |
Mean (SD) | 35.2 (SD: 10.44) |
Gender | Â |
Male | 177 (82) |
Female | 40 (18) |
Years of formal education | Â |
None | 0 (0) |
Less than 5 years | 10 (4.6) |
6–10 years | 27 (12.4) |
Completed bachelors degree/Some college | 152 (70) |
Graduate school | 28 (13) |
History of smoking | Â |
Current smoker | 51 (23.5) |
-Former smoker | 60 (27.6) |
-Never smoked | 104 (48) |
Exercise | Â |
-None or infrequent | 125 (57.6) |
-Routinely * | 92 (42.4) |
Known diagnosis DM | Â |
Yes | 2 (1) |
No | 215 (99) |
Known diagnosis Hypertension | Â |
Yes | 20 (9) |
No | 197 (91) |
Known history of myocardial infarction | Â |
Yes | 15 (7) |
No | 197 (91) |