Table 4 Risk factors at first (6–10 weeks) and second (12–14 months) follow-up visits and the difference (delta values) there between for patients receiving traditional and tailored nurse-led care, respectively
Traditional care | Tailored, nurse-led care | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First visit | Second visit | Difference (delta value) | First visit | Second visit | Difference (delta value) | P for difference | |
SBP (mmHg) | 129.2 (±18.5) | 133.5 (±21.0) | +4.3 (±20.3) | 132.8 (±20.2) | 130.7 (±15.1) | −2.4 (±16.0) | 0.01 |
DBP (mmHg) | 79.8 (±10.6) | 79.9 (±10.3) | + 0.1 (±11.6) | 81.7 (±10.0) | 79.1 (±8.9) | −2.6 (±9.3) | 0.18 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.8 (±4.6) | 26.2 (±3.8) | −0.5 (±1.5) | 30.7 (±2.5) | 28.3 (±3.9) | −0.1 (±1.8) | 0.15 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.5 (±0.68) | 3.8 (±0.98) | + 0.4 (±1.0) | 3.6 (±0.83) | 3.6 (±0.93) | −0.1 (±0.8) | 0.02 |
LDL (mmol/L) | 1.6 (±0.59) | 1.8 (±0.91) | + 0.2 (±0.9) | 1.8 (±0.66) | 1.6 (±0.70) | −0.1 (±0.7) | 0.02 |
HDL (mmol/L) | 1.2 (±0.40) | 1.4 (±0.43) | + 0.1 (±0.3) | 1.2 (±0.41) | 1.3 (±0.43) | + 0.1 (±0.2) | 0.06 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.36 (±0.82) | 1.35 (±0.92) | −0.01 (±0.8) | 1.35 (±0.75) | 1.31 (±0.79) | −0.04 (±0.7) | 0.59 |