Clinical Study
Psychosocial Determinants of Health Behaviour Change in an E-Counseling Intervention for Hypertension
Table 2
Baseline characteristics of subjects.
| | Characteristics | M ± SE or N (%) | | 0 e-mails () | 1–7 e-mails () | ≥8 e-mails () | value |
| | Age (years) | 56.7 ± 0.5 | 57.0 ± 0.9 | 55.6 ± 0.7 | 0.40 | | Sex: Female (%) | 120 (52.9) | 39 (61.9) | 70 (72.2) | 0.005 |
| | Household income: | | | | | | <$60k | 80 (35.2) | 16 (25.4) | 32 (33.0) | 0.63 | | $60 k–$99,999 | 81 (35.7) | 24 (38.1) | 37 (38.1) | | ≥$100 k | 66 (29.2) | 23 (36.5) | 28 (28.9) |
| | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | | | | <25 | 41 (18.1) | 11 (17.5) | 18 (18.6) | 0.85 | | 25–29.9 | 88 (38.8) | 29 (46.0) | 41 (42.3) | | ≥30 | 98 (43.2) | 23 (36.5) | 38 (39.2) | |
| | Waist circumference | | | | | | cm, cm | 143 (63.0) | 36 (57.1) | 60 (61.9) | 0.70 |
| | Cardiovascular risk factors | | | | | | Total cholesterol mmol/L | 5.3 ± 0.1 | 5.1 ± 0.1 | 5.4 ± 0.1 | 0.23 | | Diabetes | 16 (7.0) | 5 (7.9) | 2 (2.1) | 0.17 | | Smoking | 8 (3.5) | 3 (4.8) | 6 (6.3) | 0.55 | | Framingham 10-yr absolute risk | 9.5 ± 0.4 | 8.8 ± 0.7 | 9.1 ± 0.6 | 0.65 |
| | Psychological distress | | | | | | Depression | 7.4 ± 0.5 | 7.9 ± 1.0 | 8.8 ± 0.8 | 0.37 | | Stress | 14.5 ± 0.4 | 14.5 ± 0.8 | 15.6 ± 0.7 | 0.94 |
| | Readiness to change | | | | | | Exercise | 3.6 ± 0.04 | 3.3 ± 0.1 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 0.06 | | Diet | 3.5 ± 0.04 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 0.84 |
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