Research Article

Differences in the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Cardiology Outpatients in Mali: Comparison between Framingham Body Mass Index-Based Tool and Low-Information World Health Organization Chart

Table 5

Distribution of characteristics according to agreement status of 793 patients in the cardiology unit of the UH-GT.

VariablesAgreement
No (%)Yes (%)

SexM232 (80.6)056 (19.4)<0.001
F240 (47.5)265 (52.5)

Age group (years)40–49035 (12.6)243 (87.4)<0.001
50–59121 (71.6)048 (28.4)
60–69180 (88.7)023 (11.3)
≥70136 (95.1)007 (04.9)

Education level (school years)None280 (61.0)179 (39.0)0.648
Primary089 (56.7)068 (43.3)
High school067 (60.4)044 (39.6)
University036 (54.5)030 (45.5)

Medical insuranceNo290 (54.0)247 (46.0)<0.001
Yes182 (71.1)074 (28.9)

Income level (in multiple of MOS∗)NA259 (59.5)176 (40.5)0.888
1057 (55.9)045 (44.1)
2033 (57.9)024 (42.1)
3056 (62.9)033 (37.1)
4067 (60.9)043 (39.1)