Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of participants by group
| Intervention group (n = 70) | Control group (n = 70) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Gender | Male (n) | 29 (41.4%) | 29 (41.4%) |
| Female (n) | 41 (58.5%) | 41 (58.5%) | |
| Age a | 57.5 (6.96) | 57.4 (6.95) | |
| Years after diagnosisb | 7.50 (4.00,15.00) | 8.50 (3.75,18.50) | |
| Highest level of Education | Junior middle school and below | 29 (41.4%) | 24 (34.3%) |
| Secondary technical school | 8 (11.4%) | 9 (12.9%) | |
| Senior middle school | 12 (17.1%) | 19 (27.1%) | |
| College (Associate) | 14 (20.0%) | 12 (17.1%) | |
| University (Bachelor) | 7 (10.0%) | 6 (8.6%) | |
| Monthly income (yuan) | ≥10000 | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0) |
| 5000–9000 | 3 (4.3%) | 0 (0) | |
| 2000–4000 | 9 (12.9%) | 4 (5.7%) | |
| 1000–2000 | 19 (27.1%) | 31 (44.3%) | |
| ≤1000 | 38 (54.3%) | 35 (50.0%) | |
| Clinical indicators | |||
| BP (mm Hg) | Systolic a | 141.66 (12.81) | 141.64 (12.65) |
| Diastolic a | 89.70 (7.82) | 89.43 (7.53) | |
| Body mass index (BMI)a | 25.17 (3.01) | 24.74 (2.99) | |
| Blood total cholesterola(mmol/L) | 5.74 (1.01) | 6.00 (1.28) | |
| Urine Na/K ratiob | 2.11 (1.34–3.09) | 2.40 (1.39–3.77) | |
| Waist circumferencea(cm) | 85.87 (8.62) | 83.61 (9.19) | |
| Quality of life | |||
| HRQOL SF-12 | Physical domain a | 43.32 (7.59) | 43.85 (7.53) |
| Mental domain a | 51.87 (8.24) | 53.49 (8.34) | |
| Behavioural indicators | |||
| Physical activity | Sitting total minutes/week a | 1676.29 (931.44) | 1703.36 (895.74) |
| Total physical activity a | |||
| (MET-minutes/week) | 3753.86 (2480.79) | 3916.44 (2471.21) | |
| Diet | Red meat (g) a | 60.01 (37.96) | 52.99 (31.09) |
| Vegetables (g) a | 320.77 (95.44) | 320.05 (93.97) | |
| Fruits (g) a | 154.26 (86.44) | 164.99 (91.72) | |
| Medications | |||
| Zhengju pill | 43 | 59 | |
| Western medicine | 32 | 24 | |
aMean (SD)
b Median (25–75th percentile)