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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Shared decision making for anticoagulation reduces anxiety and improves adherence in patients with atrial fibrillation

 

n

(%)

Identity

 Self

45

(86.5)

 Relative

7

(13.5)

Sex

 Male

32

(61.5)

 Female

20

(38.5)

Age

  < 64 years

22

(43.5)

  > 65 years

30

(57.5)

Education

 Less than Junior high school

16

(30.7)

 Senior high school

9

(17.3)

 More than College

27

(51.9)

CHADS-VASc score

 0 points

4

(7.7)

 1 points

6

(11.5)

 2 points

12

(23.1)

 3 points

12

(19.2)

 4 points

7

(13.5)

 5 points

4

(7.7)

 6 points

5

(9.6)

 7 points

4

(7.7)

Congestive heart failure

11

(21.2)

Hypertension

30

(57.7)

Age 75 years

12

(23.1)

Diabetes mellitus

8

(15.4)

Stroke/transient ischemic attack

4

(7.7)

Vascular disease

12

(23.1)

Age 65–74 years

15

(28.8)

Sex category (female gender)

20

(38.5)