Research Article
Knowledge of Signs and Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke among Singapore Residents
Table 3
Bivariate analysis of knowledge of signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke score by independent variables.
| | Heart attack knowledge score | Stroke knowledge score | | Low 0–4 | High 5–8 | Low 0–6 | High 7–10 |
| Age | | | | | ≤35 | 39.0% | 61.0% | 41.6% | 58.4% | 36–49 | 41.1% | 58.9% | 39.8% | 60.2% | ≥50 | 46.8% | 53.2% | 47.6% | 52.4% | value | | | Gender | | | | | Female | 40.6% | 59.4% | 41.8% | 58.2% | Male | 44.1% | 55.9% | 44.3% | 55.7% | value | | Not significant | Race | | | | | Chinese | 43.3% | 56.7% | 43.1% | 56.9% | Malay | 39.2% | 60.8% | 41.4% | 58.6% | Indian | 41.4% | 58.6% | 42.6% | 57.4% | Others | 35.3% | 64.7% | 46.8% | 53.2% | value | Not significant | Not significant | Educational level | | | | | PSLE#/“O-”/“N-” Levels | 46.6% | 53.4% | 46.1% | 53.9% | “A-” Levels/Diploma | 37.2% | 62.8% | 39.2% | 60.8% | Degree | 35.7% | 64.3% | 37.8% | 62.2% | value | | | Occupational status | | | | | Employed | 39.2% | 60.8% | 40.2% | 59.8% | Unemployed/retired | 47.4% | 52.6% | 47.7% | 52.3% | value | | |
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PSLE: Primary School Leaving Examination.
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