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Table 4 Patient attitudes concerning cardiovascular risk related to elevated cholesterol

From: Improving the physician-patient cardiovascular risk dialogue to improve statin adherence

Question

 

N

%

Mean

SD

F

P

η p 2

SNK

Dunnett T3

How concerned are you about your cholesterol level?

P

C

O

Total

209

326

1263

1798

11.6

18.1

70.3

100.0

5.83

6.19

5.75

5.84

0.089

0.065

0.036

0.030

18.766

<0.001

0.004

C<P

C<R

P≠C

C≠R

My cholesterol level does not make a big difference to my total overall health.

P

C

O

Total

209

326

1263

1798

11.6

18.1

70.3

100.0

2.84

3.30

2.98

3.02

0.149

0.138

0.059

0.051

3.662

0.026

0.004

  

People with high cholesterol are more likely to have a heart attack than people with low cholesterol.

P

C

O

Total

209

326

1263

1798

11.6

18.1

70.3

100.0

6.23

6.44

6.14

6.20

0.090

0.061

0.035

0.029

15.048

<0.001

0.016

 

C≠other

I am confident I can do what is needed to manage my cholesterol.

P

C

Other

Total

209

326

1263

1798

11.6

18.1

70.3

100.0

6.03

6.03

5.71

5.81

0.087

0.073

0.036

0.031

14.907

<0.001

0.016

P < R

C < R

P ≠ other

C ≠ other

Taking medicine every day to lower cholesterol is worth it to me to lower the chances of having a heart attack in the future.

P

H

O

Total

209

326

1263

1798

11.6

18.1

70.3

100.0

6.40

6.62

6.26

6.34

0.079

0.047

0.032

0.026

19.812

<0.001

0.022

 

P≠C

C≠R

  1. P = Health Preservers
  2. C = Health Committeds
  3. O = Others