Table 2 Patients’ baseline characteristics
Characteristics | Intervention | Control | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 59 | 59 | |
Female, n (%) | 39 (66) | 35 (59) | 0.45 |
Mean age, years (SD) | 58 (11) | 58 (10) | 0.89 |
Higher education, n (%) | 21 (36) | 9 (15) | 0.011 |
Married or co-habiting, n (%) | 45 (76) | 47 (80) | 0.66 |
Working, n (%) | 31 (53) | 26 (44) | 0.41 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 5 (9) | 7 (12) | 0.54 |
Lifestyle and quality of life | |||
FIT index (Physical activity) (SD) | 40 (19) | 36 (20) | 0.35 |
AUDIT-C index (Alcohol use) (SD) | 3.3 (2.7) | 3.3 (2.5) | 0.97 |
Heaviness of smoking index (SD) | 9 (15) | 11 (19) | 0.62 |
Health-related quality of life index (EQ-5D) (SD) | 0.86 (0.18) | 0.86 (0.16) | 0.91 |
Office systolic BP, mmHg (SD) | 172 (20) | 173 (20) | 0.87 |
Office diastolic blood pressure, mmHg (SD) | 101 (12) | 102 (13) | 0.72 |
Home systolic BP, mmHg (SD) | 156 (15) | 152 (13) | 0.20 |
Home diastolic blood pressure, mmHg (SD) | 91 (7) | 93 (8) | 0.50 |
Total cholesterol, mmol/l (SD) | 5.44 (1.17) | 5.46 (1.13) | 0.92 |
LDL cholesterol, mmol/l (SD) | 3.19 (1.02) | 3.27 (1.10) | 0.71 |
HDL cholesterol, mmol/l (SD) | 1.60 (0.47) | 1.58 (0.47) | 0.83 |
Triglycerides, mmol/l (SD) | 1.37 (1.42) | 1.49 (0.70) | 0.59 |
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 (SD) | 89 (16) | 91 (14) | 0.52 |
Fasting glucose, mmol/l | 5.85 (0.91) | 6.13 (1.25) | 0.19 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 28.9 (4.4) | 30.5 (6.0) | 0.10 |
10-year SCORE risk | |||
Low (< 1%), n (%) | 13 (23) | 10 (17) | |
Moderate (≥1 to < 5%), n (%) | 33 (60) | 37 (63) | |
High (5–10%), n (%) | 7 (12) | 10 (17) | |
Very high, (≥10%), n (%) | 2 (3) | 1 (1) | |
Mean risk (SD) | 2.53 (2) | 2.55 (2) | 0.99 |