Research Article
Effect of a Lifestyle-Based Intervention on Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Hypertension
Table 1
Characteristics of the sample at baseline (
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| | Characteristic/variables | Total () | Intervention group () | Control group () | |
| | Education, (%) | | | | 0.284 | | Less than high school graduate | 57 (29) | 36 (35) | 21 (23) | | | High school graduate | 48 (25) | 24 (23) | 24 (26) | | | Some college or technical school | 71 (36) | 33 (32) | 38 (41) | | | Four years of college or more | 20 (10) | 10 (10) | 10 (11) | | | Gender, (%) | | | | 0.083 | | Male | 72 (37) | 32 (31) | 40 (43) | | | Female | 124 (63) | 71 (69) | 53 (57) | | | Race, (%) | | | | 0.275 | | White | 64 (33) | 31 (30) | 33 (36) | | | African American | 79 (40) | 46 (45) | 33 (36) | | | Hispanic/Latino | 33 (17) | 19 (18) | 14 (15) | | | Asian | 5 (3) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | | | Others | 14 (7) | 4 (4) | 10 (11) | | | Age (years), mean ± SD | 74.8 ± 7.7 | 74.2 ± 7.7 | 75.3 ± 7.7 | 0.304 | | Monthly income, (%) | | | | 0.564 | | $0–$999 | 104 (54) | 56 (54) | 48 (53) | | | $1,000–$1,999 | 44 (23) | 20 (19) | 24 (27) | | | $2,000–$2,999 | 24 (12) | 15 (15) | 9 (10) | | | $3,000 or more | 21 (11) | 12 (12) | 9 (10) | | | Other medications used, (%) | | | | | | Diabetes medication | 62 (32) | 33 (32) | 29 (31) | 0.898 | | Antidepressant medication | 21 (11) | 14 (14) | 7 (8) | 0.170 | | Antipsychotic medication | 39 (20) | 22 (21) | 17 (18) | 0.590 | | Cholesterol reducer medication | 95 (49) | 49 (48) | 46 (50) | 0.792 | | Stress (PSS) | 43.7 ± 10.7 | 43.8 ± 11.0 | 43.6 ± 10.5 | 0.885 | | Social support (LSNS) | 27.2 ± 9.1 | 27.1 ± 8.5 | 27.3 ± 9.7 | 0.907 | | HRQOL : MCS | 46.7 ± 11.4 | 46.1 ± 12.3 | 47.5 ± 10.4 | 0.405 | | HRQOL : PCS | 39.6 ± 10.1 | 39.1 ± 10.1 | 40.2 ± 10.0 | 0.459 |
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Note. SD: standard deviation; PSS: perceived stress scale; LSNS: Lubben Social Network Scale; HRQOL: health-related quality of life; MCS: mental component summary; PCS: physical component summary.
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