Knowledge of XXXX a study from a sex perspective.

@entity1 @entity64 @entity101 @entity425 @entity1296 @entity10 @entity285
BACKGROUND: Public health is increasingly concerned with recognising factors that lead to sex differences in @entity64 . We conducted a study to determine the effect of sex on knowledge of @entity64 risk factors and warning signs, and how both are perceived, in a representative sample of adults. METHODS: A representative sample of the population of Extremadura, Spain was selected using a double randomisation technique. Previously trained medical students carried out face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. RESULTS: 2409 subjects were interviewed [59.9  % @entity1 ; mean age (SD) 49.0 (18.7) years]. Seventy-three percent of all subjects reported at least one correct warning sign of @entity64 (OR: 1.01; 95  % CI: 0.84-1.21). The most frequently mentioned warning signs were @entity425 , @entity1296 , and @entity10 . There were no sex differences regarding the types of warning symptoms that respondents listed. @entity1 displayed better knowledge of risk factors than @entity1 (OR: 1.23; 95  % CI: 1.05-1.46). @entity1 were more likely to name @entity101 as a risk factor for @entity64 whereas @entity1 more frequently listed smoking, @entity285 consumption and a sedentary lifestyle as risk factors. In response to @entity64 , @entity1 were significantly less likely than @entity1 to choose to call an ambulance or to go immediately to hospital (OR: 0.69; 95  % CI: 0.60-0.85). CONCLUSIONS: @entity64 knowledge is suboptimal in both @entity1 and @entity1 . We detected better knowledge of @entity64 risk factors in @entity1 , as well as differences in the type of risk factors listed by @entity1 and @entity1 . There were significant sex differences regarding response to @entity64 or to its warning signs.
