Research Article
Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors among Myocardial Infarction Patients at Cardiac Center, Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of myocardial infarction patients at the Cardiac Center-Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020 (
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| Variables | Categories | Frequency () | Percent (%) |
| Gender | Male | 182 | 43.2 | Female | 239 | 56.8 |
| Age category (years) | <46 | 186 | 44.2 | 46-65 | 175 | 41.6 | >65 | 60 | 14.3 |
| Residence | Urban | 346 | 82.2 | Rural | 75 | 17.8 |
| Marital status | Single | 142 | 26.8 | Married | 262 | 62.2 | Divorced | 32 | 7.6 | Widowed | 15 | 3.6 |
| Educational level | Cannot read and write | 72 | 17.1 | Read and write only | 58 | 13.8 | Primary education | 58 | 13.8 | Secondary education | 119 | 28.3 | College and above | 114 | 27.1 |
| Occupation | Government worker | 73 | 17.3 | Private worker | 119 | 28.3 | Farmer | 20 | 4.8 | Housewife | 85 | 20.2 | No occupation | 72 | 17.1 | Others | 52 | 12.4 |
| Average monthly income (ETB) | <500 | 108 | 25.0 | 500-2000 | 143 | 34.0 | >2000 | 170 | 40.4 |
| Heart failure | No | 242 | 57.5 | Yes | 179 | 42.5 |
| Hypertension | No | 365 | 86.7 | Yes | 56 | 13.3 |
| Diabetes mellitus | No | 403 | 95.7 | Yes | 18 | 4.30 |
| High cholesterol | No | 392 | 93.1 | Yes | 29 | 6.90 |
| Other comorbidities | No | 282 | 67.0 | Yes | 139 | 33.3 |
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Daily laborers, students, drivers, etc.; stroke, kidney disease, etc. |