Key selected characteristics of the research patients
Out of the 127 patients initially enrolled in the study, the number of
patients who completed all assessment periods before and after 1 month
and 3 months was 120 patients, a participation rate of 120/127 (94.5%).
The mean age of the subjects was 66.6 years, with patients mainly in the
60+ age group (77.5%). Most were male and had an education level of
high school or less (74.2%). Just over half were retired (53.3%), and
the proportion of people living in rural and urban areas was similar.
The proportion of patients who smoked and drank alcohol was quite high,
accounting for 52.5% and 39.2%, respectively. The prevalence of
hypertension and diabetes was also quite high, at 57.5% and 33.3%
respectively. More than thirty percent were diagnosed with
dyslipidaemia, and 64.2% of the patients had received coronary
intervention before the current intervention. Patients who had 1, 2 and
3 stents accounted for 45.00, 34.2 and 20.8%, respectively (table 1).