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Table 2 General public AF knowledge scores

From: Assessment of the general public’s knowledge of atrial fibrillation through social media: a cross-sectional study

 

Mean Percentage score (SD)

F statistics

p-value

Total (n = 620)

63.3 (26.0)

  

Gender

   

Female (n = 372)

64.3 (25.2)

1.443

0.230

Male (n = 248)

61.8 (27.2)

  

Age (years)

   

21 to 30 (n = 217)

60.9 (30.2)

1.469

0.810

31 to 40 (n = 183)

62.7 (26.2)

  

41 to 50 (n = 82)

64.6 (22.2)

  

51 to 60 (n = 74)

65.4 (22.1)

  

61 and above (n = 64)

69.2 (16.1)

  

Highest education level

   

No formal education/Primary school/Secondary school (n = 69)

61.0 (23.6)

1.741

0.157

Junior College/Pre-University/Diploma (n = 150)

61.6 (26.8)

  

Degree (n = 313)

63.1 (27.3)

  

Masters or Post-graduate Degree (n = 88)

68.8 (21.0)

  

Monthly household income (Singapore dollars)

   

Less than 2,500 (n = 76)

64.1 (23.2)

0.838

0.501

2,500 to 6,000 (n = 257)

63.9 (26.3)

  

6,000 to 10,000 (n = 130)

61.3 (25.8)

  

10,000 to 15,000 (n = 84)

60.8 (28.0)

  

Greater than 15,000 (n = 73)

67.1 (26.0)

  

Country of Residence

   

Singapore (n = 610)

63.2 (26.1)

0.413

0.521

Others (n = 10)

68.6 (12.9)