Variable | Group | Baseline | 3 Months | 6 Months | |
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Days missed any medication doses in past 7 daysa | Intervention | 0 days | 86.3 % (44/51) | 84.3 % (43/51) | 86.0 % (43/50) |
≥1 day | 13.7 % (7/51) | 15.7 % (8/51) | 14.0 (7/50) | ||
Control | 0 days | 81.6 % (40/49) | 68.1 % (32/47) | 68.1 % (32/47) | |
≥1 day | 18.4 % (9/49) | 31.9 % (15/47) | 31.9 % (15/47) | ||
χ2 = .130 (p = .719) b | χ2 = 2.74 (p = .098) b | χ2 = 3.47 (p = .060) b | |||
Kept scheduled appointment with primary care provider (within 30 days) | Intervention | 100 % (51/51) | |||
Control | 97.9 % (46/47) | ||||
Fisher’s exact p = .295c | |||||
Days/wk follow low-sodium diet | Intervention | 0 days | - | 7.8 % (4/51) | 14.0 % (7/50) |
1 – 6 days | - | 35.3 % (18/51) | 30.0 % (15/50) | ||
7 days | - | 56.9 % (29/51) | 56.0 % (28/50) | ||
Control | 0 days | - | 38.3 % (18/47) | 55.3 % (26/47) | |
1 – 6 days | - | 40.4 % (19/47) | 21.3 % (10/47) | ||
7 days | - | 21.3 % (10/47) | 23.4 % (11.47) | ||
χ2 = 18.06 (p < .0005) | χ2 = 19.28 (p < .0005) | ||||
Days/wk exercise | Intervention | 0 days | - | 2.0 % (1/51) | 12.0 % (6/50) |
1 – 6 days | - | 52.9 % (27/51) | 50.0 % (25/50) | ||
7 days | - | 45.1 % (23/51) | 38.0 % (19/50) | ||
Control | 0 days | - | 23.4 % (11/47) | 23.9 % (11/46) | |
1 – 6 days | - | 42.6 % (20/47) | 58.7 % (27/46) | ||
7 days | - | 34.0 % (16/47) | 17.4 % (8/46) | ||
χ2 = 10.49 (p = .005) | χ2 = 5.87 (p = .053) | ||||
Days/wk weigh self | Intervention | 0 days | - | 13.7 % (7/51) | 6.0 % (3/50) |
1 – 6 days | - | 41.2 % (21/51) | 56.0 % (28/50) | ||
7 days | - | 45.1 % (23/51) | 38.0 % (19/50) | ||
Control | 0 days | - | 46.8 % (22/47) | 53.2 % (25/47) | |
1 – 6 days | - | 34.0 % (16/47) | 31.9 % (15/47) | ||
7 days | - | 19.1 % (9/47) | 14.9 % (7/47) | ||
χ2 = 14.42 (p = .001) | χ2 = 26.69 (p < .0005) | ||||
≤1500 mg Na daily | Intervention | Not met | 96.1 % (49/51) | 98.0 % (49/50) | 98.0 % (49/50) |
Met | 3.9 % (2/51) | 2.0 % (1/51) | 2.0 % (1/50) | ||
Control | Not met | 100 % (49/49) | 100 % (47/47) | 100 % (47/47) | |
Met | 0 % (0/49) | 0 % (0/47) | 0 % (0/47) | ||
Fisher’s exact p = .495c | Fisher’s exact p = 1.00c | Fisher’s exact p = 1.00c | |||
Exercise 7 days/wk (self-report) | Intervention | Not met | - | 54.9 % (28/51) | 62.0 % (31/50) |
Met | - | 45.1 % (23/51) | 38.0 % (19/50) | ||
Control | Not met | - | 66.0 % (31/47) | 82.6 % (38/46) | |
Met | - | 34.0 % (16/47) | 17.4 % (8/46) | ||
χ2 = 1.25 (p = .264) | χ2 = 5.03 (p = .025) | ||||
≥120 mins/wk of moderate or more intense activityd | Intervention | Not met | 91.8 % (45/49) | 88.0 % (44/50) | 91.5 % (43/47) |
Met | 8.2 % (4/49) | 12.0 % (6/50) | 8.5 % (4/47) | ||
Control | Not met | 100 % (42/42) | 95.7 % (44/46) | 95.7 % (45/47) | |
Met | 0 % (0/42) | 4.3 % (2/46) | 4.3 % (2/47) | ||
Fisher’s exact p = .121c | Fisher’s exact p = .271c | Fisher’s exact p = .677c |