Table 1 Characteristics of respondents randomly allocated to different magnitudes of treatment effectiveness expressed in terms of postponement of heart attack. Percentages in parentheses
Postponement of heart attack | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 month | 6 months | 12 months | 2 years | 4 years | 8 years | Total | Danish population* | ||
Total | 226 | 220 | 243 | 244 | 214 | 220 | 1367 | 2669018 | |
Age | 40–49 | 53 (23) | 60 (27) | 69 (28) | 80 (33) | 58 (27) | 52 (24) | 372 (27) | 776802 (29) |
50–59 | 61 (27) | 69 (31) | 60 (25) | 63 (26) | 44 (21) | 59 (27) | 356 (26) | 743971 (28) | |
60–69 | 57 (25) | 44 (20) | 51 (21) | 37 (15) | 56 (26) | 47 (21) | 292 (21) | 574939 (22) | |
70–79 | 37 (16) | 28 (13) | 42 (17) | 46 (19) | 32 (15) | 37 (17) | 222 (16) | 351450 (13) | |
80+ | 18 (8) | 19 (9) | 21 (9) | 18 (7) | 24 (11) | 25 (11) | 125 (9) | 221856 (8) | |
Gender | Women | 108 (48) | 121 (55) | 130 (53) | 124 (51) | 109 (51) | 125 (57) | 717 (52) | 1386709 (52) |
Educational Attainment# | Low | 60 (27) | 62 (28) | 68 (28) | 62 (25) | 47 (22) | 59 (27) | 358 (26) | (32) |
Intermediate | 111 (49) | 97 (44) | 110 (45) | 106 (43) | 111 (52) | 104 (47) | 639 (47) | (43) | |
High | 55 (24) | 61 (28) | 65 (27) | 76 (31) | 56 (26) | 57 (26) | 370 (27) | (25) | |
Elevated cholesterol level | Yes | 48 (21) | 43 (20) | 37 (15) | 42 (17) | 39 (18) | 38 (17) | 247 (18) | Data not available |
No/Don't know | 178 (79) | 177 (80) | 206 (85) | 202 (83) | 175 (82) | 182 (83) | 1120 (82) | ||
Myocardial Infarction | Yes | 14 (6) | 10 (5) | 11 (5) | 9 (4) | 10 (5) | 14 (6) | 68 (5) | Data not available |
No/Don't know | 212 (94) | 210 (95) | 232 (95) | 235 (96) | 204 (95) | 206 (94) | 1299 (95) | ||
Household Income (DKK1,000) | 0–200 | 75 (33) | 55 (25) | 69 (28) | 53 (22) | 65 (30) | 66 (30) | 383 (28) | Data not available |
200–400 | 52 (23) | 55 (25) | 69 (28) | 55 (23) | 52 (24) | 61 (28) | 344 (25) | ||
400–600 | 37 (16) | 47 (21) | 53 (22) | 63 (26) | 32 (15) | 41 (19) | 273 (20) | ||
600- | 32 (14) | 38 (17) | 27 (11) | 43 (18) | 33 (15) | 33 (15) | 206 (15) | ||
Don't know/denied response | 30 (13) | 25 (11) | 25 (10) | 30 (12) | 32 (15) | 19 (9) | 161 (12) | ||