Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the main population for analyses in the before-and-after study among workers with high BPa (n=30).
| Characteristics | Values | |
| Sex (male), n (%) | 19 (63) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 52.9 (5.3) | |
| Systolic BP at hospital (mm Hg), median (IQR) | 146 (137-155.5) | |
| Diastolic BP at hospital (mm Hg), median (IQR) | 96 (91.5-105) | |
| BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR) | 23.5 (20.9-25.1) | |
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≥25 (overweight or obesity), n (%) | 9 (30) |
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<25, n (%) | 21 (70) |
| Visceral fat area (cm2), median (IQR) | 56 (42-88) | |
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≥100 (abdominal obesity), n (%) | 5 (17) |
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<100, n (%) | 25 (83) |
| Stages of change in increasing step count, n (%) | ||
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Contemplation | 5 (17) |
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Preparation | 17 (57) |
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Action | 3 (10) |
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Maintenance | 5 (17) |
| Regular outpatient visits for hypertension (yes), n (%) | 8 (27) | |
| Regular outpatient visits for type 2 diabetes (yes), n (%) | 1 (3) | |
| Routine measurement of home BP (yes), n (%) | 13 (43) | |
| Routine measurement of body weight (yes), n (%) | 19 (63) | |
| Routine measurement of step count (yes), n (%) | 11 (37) | |
aBP: blood pressure.