Table 8: Association between perceived susceptibility and establishedpersonal risk factors.

 

Perceived susceptibility

 

Personal risk factors

Low

High

P-value

N

%

N

%

History of high cholesterol

88

75.9

28

24.1

< 0.001

History of high blood pressure

58

72.5

22

27.5

< 0.001

History of diabetes/prediabetes

57

75.0

19

25.0

0.001

Family history of heart disease

139

79.4

36

20.6

< 0.001

Overweight or obesity

178

82.8

37

17.2

0.012

Physical inactivity

263

86.5

41

13.5

0.804

Smoking practice

10

83.3

2

16.7

0.723

Data was analyzed by the Chi-square test and was significant if P < 0.05.