Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of people with cardiovascular disease (n = 318)

Age, mean (SD) in years

Gender

 Male

191 (60.1)

Country of birth

 Australia

134 (42.1)

Marital status^a

 Living with a partner

213 (67.4)

Language spoken at home

 English

133 (41.8)

Employment status^a

 Not working

213 (67.8)

Highest educational achievement^a

 Up to primary schooling

45 (14.2)

 Secondary schooling

118 (37.2)

 Tertiary studies

154 (48.6)

Income^a

 < $40,000

157 (49.4)

 $40,000 to $79,999

62 (19.5)

 $80,000 to $120,000

34 (10.7)

 > $120,000

25 (7.9)

 Preferred not to answer

40 (12.6)

Private Health Insurance^a

 Yes

118 (37.2)

Eligible for public or free dental service^a

 Yes

144 (45.4)

Cardiovascular condition(s) (not mutually exclusive)

 Coronary artery disease

234 (73.6)

 Hypertension

109 (34.3)

 Arrhythmias

94 (29.6)

 Heart failure

43 (13.5)

 Valvular condition

32 (10.1)

Years since cardiac diagnosis, mean (IQR) Range

7.80 (11.0) 0–50

Other co-morbidities as per ICD-10 [31] (n = 239)

 Circulatory system (hypertension/vascular disorders)

75 (31.4)

 Endocrinology/metabolic (diabetes/thyroid/renal failure)

74 (31.0)

 Musculoskeletal/connective tissue (arthritis/osteoporosis/Lupus)

30 (12.6)

 Neoplasms (prostate/breast other cancers)

14 (5.9)

Others (respiratory/digestive/ears/eyes/mental health)

46 (19.2)