Table 3.
Crude and adjusted between-group differences in SBP and DBP (mm Hg) associated with plan-cha compared with open fire use during the trial period.
| No. of subjects (measures)
|
Crude mean difference
|
Adjusted mean differencea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | Intervention group | Estimate | 95% CI | p-Value | Estimate | 95% CI | p-Value | |
| SBP | 71 (111) | 49 (115) | −2.3 | −6.6 to 2.0 | 0.30 | −3.7 | −8.1 to 0.6 | 0.10 |
| DBP | 71 (111) | 49 (115) | −2.2 | −4.7 to 0.3 | 0.09 | −3.0 | −5.7 to −0.4 | 0.02 |
Measures refers to the total number of observations, which were repeated measures within subject on different days.
a
Adjusted for age, BMI, daily average apparent temperature, rainy season, day of week, time of day, use of a temascal (wood-heated sauna), having household electricity, an asset index, ever smoking, and SHS exposure.