Peer-mentor support for older vulnerable myocardial infarction patients referred to cardiac rehabilitation: single-arm feasibility study

Table 2 Characteristics of included mentees and peer mentors

Variable	Level of variable	Mentees n = 20 N (%), median (Q1–Q3)	Peer-mentors n = 20 N (%), median (Q1–Q3)
Gender	Male	12 (60)	16 (80)
Gender	Female	8 (40)	4 (20)
Age		76.8 (72.3–80.8)	66.5 (63.3–72.5)
Cohabitation	Cohabiting	14 (70)	15 (79)^a
Cohabitation	Lone dwelling	6 (30)	4 (21)
Place of birth	Born in Denmark	18 (90)	19 (100)^a
Place of birth	Born outside Denmark (Scandinavian countries)	2 (10)	0 (0)
Education	7 or less years of education	3 (15)	1 (5)^a
	10–11 years of education	1 (5)	1 (5)
	Vocational	12 (60)	4 (21)
	Short-cycle higher education	3 (15)	5 (27)
	Medium-cycle higher education	0 (0)	4 (21)
	Long-cycle higher education	1 (5)	4 (21)

N number, (%) percent, (Q1–Q3) first-third quartile
^aData regarding cohabitation, place of birth, and education is missing for one mentor, only full data on 19 mentors

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