Table 1 Socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of the participants, N = 200
Variables | Frequency N | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Males | 111 | 55.5 |
Females | 89 | 44.5 |
Age | ||
20–50 | 58 | 29.0 |
51–65 | 76 | 38.0 |
66–75 | 48 | 24.0 |
76–85 | 18 | 9.0 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 39 | 19.5 |
Married | 111 | 55.5 |
Divorced | 7 | 3.5 |
Widower | 43 | 21.5 |
Educational level | ||
Lower than high school | 65 | 32.5 |
High school only | 73 | 36.5 |
University, college | 62 | 31.0 |
Monthly income | ||
≤ 300 JOD | 121 | 60.5 |
> 300 JOD | 79 | 39.5 |
Smoking history | ||
Nonsmoker | 133 | 66.5 |
Smoker | 67 | 33.5 |
Working status | ||
Unemployed | 106 | 53.0 |
Working | 50 | 25.0 |
Retired | 44 | 22.0 |
Chronic medical conditions (The participant can choose more than one answer) | ||
Diabetes mellitus | 79 | 19.3 |
Hypertension | 121 | 29.5 |
Cardiovascular diseases | 94 | 22.9 |
Estrogen therapy | 16 | 3.9 |
Neurologic diseases | 11 | 2.7 |
Heart failure | 14 | 3.4 |
Others | 75 | 18.3 |
Indication for warfarin anticoagulation (The participant can choose more than one answer) | ||
Atrial fibrillation | 13 | 4.9 |
Artificial valves | 64 | 24.3 |
Cerebrovascular accident | 17 | 6.5 |
Deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism | 116 | 44.1 |
Prophylaxis | 53 | 20.2 |
Received educational orientation on Warfarin | ||
No | 123 | 61.5 |
Yes | 77 | 38.5 |
Duration of warfarin use | ||
< 1 years | 31 | 15.5 |
1–2 years | 45 | 22.5 |
> 2 years | 124 | 62.0 |