The Effect of Face-to-Face Education and Educational Booklet on Heart Health Indexes of the Hospitalized Patients with Myocardial Infarction

Table 1

Determination and comparison of level of anxiety, body mass index, cholesterol, blood pressure, and quitting smoking before education in the patients with myocardial infarction in the case and the control groups.

Specifications	Case group	Control group	Test results	Explanations
Body mass index (%)				Underweight ≤ 18.5
Normal	38.7	34	𝑃 value = 0.039; 𝜒^2=6.494	Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
Extra weight	43.5	62		Overweight = 25–29.9
Fat	17.7	4		Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
Smoking (%)
Yes	48.4	42	𝑃 value = 0.500
No	51.6	58	𝜒^2=0.455
Cholesterol level (%)
Normal	35.5	52	𝑃 value = 0.079	Normal ≤ 200
Abnormal	64.5	48	𝜒^2=3.089	Abnormal = greater than 200
Systolic blood pressure (%)
Normal	80.6	82	𝑃 value = 0.855	Normal ≤ 140 mm Hg
Abnormal	19.4	18	𝜒^2=0.033	Abnormal = greater than 140 mm Hg
Systolic blood pressure (𝑋±SD)	126.8±18.42	125±19.92	𝑇 = 0.489; 𝑃 value = 0.626
Diastolic blood pressure (%)
Normal	100	96	𝜒^2=2.525	Normal ≤ 90 mm Hg
Abnormal	0	4	𝑃 value = 0.197	Abnormal = greater than 90 mm Hg
Diastolic blood pressure (𝑋±SD)	74.5±9.175	74.8±12.37	𝑇 = 1.113; 𝑃 value = 0.266
Anxiety status (%)
No anxiety	25.8	36
Low anxiety	43.6	34	𝜒^2=3.618
Average anxiety	12.9	20	𝑃 value = 0.306
High anxiety	17.7	10