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Table 2 CVD risk knowledge in general between India and UK (n = 236)

From: Cardiovascular risk knowledge in patients of South Asian origin living with rheumatoid arthritis: data from India and the UK

 

India

UK

P value

% getting it correct

% getting it correct

Overall general CVD risk knowledge score who got it correct for HDFQ-RA1

44.6%

45.4%

0.734 a

 

P value b

A person always knows when they have heart disease

26.3%

33.9%

0.256

A person who smokes is more likely to develop heart disease

70.3%

68.6%

0.888

Keeping blood pressure under control will reduce a person’s chance of developing heart disease

56.8%

51.7%

0.514

A person with high cholesterol is more likely to develop heart disease

55.1%

55.9%

1.000

If your ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL) is high you are more likely to develop heart disease

16.1%

24.6%

0.145

Only exercising in a gym or in an exercise class will lower a person’s chance of developing heart disease

34.7%

29.7%

0.486

Eating fatty foods does not affect blood cholesterol levels

50.0%

55.1%

0.515

A person with diabetes is more likely to develop heart disease

47.5%

44.1%

0.695

Overall general CVD risk knowledge score who got it correct for HDFQ-RA2

57.7%

57.2%

0.886 a

 

P value b

If you have a family history of heart disease, you are more likely to develop heart disease

28.0%

22.9%

0.455

Regular exercise will lower a person’s chance of getting heart disease

80.5%

77.1%

0.633

A person who stops smoking will lower their chance of developing heart disease

70.3%

68.6%

0.888

A person with high blood pressure is more likely to develop heart disease

62.7%

59.3%

0.689

If your ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL) is high you are more likely to develop heart disease

40.7%

40.7%

1.000

Being overweight increases a person’s chance of developing heart disease

73.7%

78.0%

0.543

The older a person is, the more likely they are to develop heart disease

39.0%

44.9%

0.429

Walking and gardening are considered exercise that will help lower a person’s chance of developing heart disease

66.9%

66.1%

1.000

  1. a = Kendall’s tau-b, b = Fisher’s exact test