ABC | Volume 111, Nº6, December 2018

Original Article Ghisi et al Validation of the Brazilian-Portuguese CADE-Q SV Arq Bras Cardiol. 2018; 111(6):841-849 Table 1 – Sociodemographic/Clinical Characteristics of the Participants and total scores and differences among subgroups (n = 200) Characteristic CADE-Q SV Total Score Sociodemographic (mean ± SD) p Age, years (mean ± SD) 58.4 ± 11.6 - - Age dichotomous n (%) Less than 65 years old 132 (66.0) 13.6 ± 2.4 0.001 † 65 years old or older 68 (34.0) 12.2 ± 2.8 Sex n (%) Male 118 (59.0) 13.3 ± 2.5 0.23 Female 82 (41.0) 12.8 ± 2.8 Educational level n (%) Never went to school 8 (4.0) 12.0 ± 3.2 < 0.001 ‡ Less than High School 128 (64.0) 12.5 ± 2.5 High School 54 (27.0) 14.1 ± 2.4 University 8 (4.0) 15.5 ± 1.2 Post-graduation 2 (1.0) 17.0 ± 0.0 Monthly family income n (%) No income 15 (7.5) 12.6 ± 1.8 0.04* Less than 1 minimum salary 98 (49.0) 12.8 ± 2.7 Between 1 and 3 minimum salaries 69 (34.5) 13.2 ± 2.6 Between 4 and 5 minimum salaries 12 (6.0) 14.2 ± 2.0 6 or more minimum salaries 4 (2.0) 16.0 ± 2.0 Clinical Acute Cardiac Event n (%) Acute Myocardial Infarction 113 (56.5) 13.5 ± 2.5 0.03* Comorbidities n (%) Hypertension 179 (89.5) 13.1 ± 2.6 0.91 Dyslipidemia 138 (69.0) 13.1 ± 2.5 0.81 Stress 71 (35.5) 13.1 ± 2.5 0.81 Peripheral Obstructive Arterial Disease 54 (27.0) 12.5 ± 3.0 0.06 Diabetes Type II 53 (26.5) 13.4 ± 2.2 0.36 Arrhythmia 51 (25.5) 12.4 ± 2.4 0.04* Stable Apnea 42 (21.0) 12.9 ± 2.9 0.58 Depression 41 (20.5) 12.8 ± 2.4 0.37 Obesity 40 (20.0) 13.3 ± 2.6 0.65 Unstable Angina 37 (18.5) 12.7 ± 2.2 0.55 Smoking 19 (9.5) 14.4 ± 2.2 0.08 Alcoholic behaviour 6 (3.0 14.5 ± 1.9 0.18 Time from diagnosis Time from diagnosis, years (mean±SD) 8.6 ± 9.1 - - Time from diagnosis, n (%) Less than 1 year 50 (25.0) 13.6 ± 2.4 0.23 Between 1 and 5 years 44 (22.0) 12.6 ± 2.8 Between 6 and 10 years 23 (11.5) 12.9 ± 2.6 Between 11 and 15 years 25 (12.5) 13.9 ± 2.2 More than 15 years 38 (19.0) 12.6 ± 2.6 SD-standard deviation; Significant differences between groups: (*) p < 0.05, ( † ) p < 0.01, ( ‡ ) p < 0.001. Note: Income shown in Brazilian minimum salaries. One minimum salary corresponds to BRL$ 954,00 or USD$ 292.95. used in the Brazilian context (item 11). Previously, this item had names of statin medications popular in North America, and since the tool was used in different countries it was adapted to read “ ‘ Statin’ medications (such as atorvastatin and simvastatin) limit howmuch cholesterol your body absorbs from food”. Based on the feedback received from the experts we have included two examples of popular medications used in Brazil. No other adaptations were made. Table 2 displays all items of the Portuguese version of CADE-Q SV. Table 2 also presents the clarity of items graded by 21 cardiovascular patients as part of the pre-testing using a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (not clear) to 10 (very clear). 843