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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants by group

From: A randomised trial of a 5 week, manual based, self-management programme for hypertension delivered in a cardiac patient club in Shanghai

  

Intervention group (n = 70)

Control group (n = 70)

Demographics

Gender

Male (n)

29 (41.4%)

29 (41.4%)

 

Female (n)

41 (58.5%)

41 (58.5%)

Age a

57.5 (6.96)

57.4 (6.95)

Years after diagnosisb

7.50 (4.00,15.00)

8.50 (3.75,18.50)

Highest level of Education

Junior middle school and below

29 (41.4%)

24 (34.3%)

 

Secondary technical school

8 (11.4%)

9 (12.9%)

 

Senior middle school

12 (17.1%)

19 (27.1%)

 

College (Associate)

14 (20.0%)

12 (17.1%)

 

University (Bachelor)

7 (10.0%)

6 (8.6%)

Monthly income (yuan)

≥10000

1 (1.4%)

0 (0)

 

5000–9000

3 (4.3%)

0 (0)

 

2000–4000

9 (12.9%)

4 (5.7%)

 

1000–2000

19 (27.1%)

31 (44.3%)

 

≤1000

38 (54.3%)

35 (50.0%)

Clinical indicators

BP (mm Hg)

Systolic a

141.66 (12.81)

141.64 (12.65)

 

Diastolic a

89.70 (7.82)

89.43 (7.53)

Body mass index (BMI)a

25.17 (3.01)

24.74 (2.99)

Blood total cholesterola(mmol/L)

5.74 (1.01)

6.00 (1.28)

Urine Na/K ratiob

2.11 (1.34–3.09)

2.40 (1.39–3.77)

Waist circumferencea(cm)

85.87 (8.62)

83.61 (9.19)

Quality of life

HRQOL SF-12

Physical domain a

43.32 (7.59)

43.85 (7.53)

 

Mental domain a

51.87 (8.24)

53.49 (8.34)

Behavioural indicators

Physical activity

Sitting total minutes/week a

1676.29 (931.44)

1703.36 (895.74)

 

Total physical activity a

  
 

(MET-minutes/week)

3753.86 (2480.79)

3916.44 (2471.21)

Diet

Red meat (g) a

60.01 (37.96)

52.99 (31.09)

 

Vegetables (g) a

320.77 (95.44)

320.05 (93.97)

 

Fruits (g) a

154.26 (86.44)

164.99 (91.72)

Medications

Zhengju pill

43

59

Western medicine

32

24

  1. aMean (SD)
  2. b Median (25–75th percentile)