Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants.
| Characteristics |
Participants (%) n = 217 |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 35.2 (SD: 10.44) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 177 (82) |
| Female | 40 (18) |
| Years of formal education | |
| None | 0 (0) |
| Less than 5 years | 10 (4.6) |
| 6–10 years | 27 (12.4) |
| Completed bachelors degree/Some college | 152 (70) |
| Graduate school | 28 (13) |
| History of smoking | |
| Current smoker | 51 (23.5) |
| -Former smoker | 60 (27.6) |
| -Never smoked | 104 (48) |
| Exercise | |
| -None or infrequent | 125 (57.6) |
| -Routinely * | 92 (42.4) |
| Known diagnosis DM | |
| Yes | 2 (1) |
| No | 215 (99) |
| Known diagnosis Hypertension | |
| Yes | 20 (9) |
| No | 197 (91) |
| Known history of myocardial infarction | |
| Yes | 15 (7) |
| No | 197 (91) |