Table 2.
KSC CVD program measures
| Mean (SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Baseline (n = 366) | 2-mos F/U (n = 87) | p value | 5-mos F/U (n = 77) | p value |
| Age | 49 years | 49 years | 50 years | ||
| Gender | 75% M, 25% F | 82% M, 18% F | 78% M, 22% F | ||
| CVD history | 4% | 4% | 3% | ||
| Blood pressure history | 17% | 16% | 25% | ||
| High cholesterol history | 36% | 30% | 26% | ||
| Diabetes history | 5% | 7% | 4% | ||
| Smoker | 8% | 8% | 7% | ||
| CVD family history | 27% | 24% | 25% | ||
| Weight | 185.85 (32.96) | 184.65 (27.91) | 0.240 | 182.49 (28.65) | 0.678 |
| BMI | 27.74 (4.10) | 27.36 (3.70) | 0.515 | 27.20 (3.74) | 0.094 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 128.28 (15.20) | 126.32 (12.35) | 0.031* | 128.82 (15.84) | 0.753 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 80.83 (9.24) | 78.60 (9.25) | 0.002* | 80.44 (7.77) | 0.426 |
| Total cholesterol | 261.66 (27.11) | 231.33 (34.53) | <0.0001* | 225.31 (39.96) | <0.0001* |
| LDL cholesterol | 176.43 (20.26) | 144.82 (31.49) | <0.0001* | 140.10 (39.26) | <0.0001* |
| HDL cholesterol | 52.46 (13.34) | 51.70 (14.38) | 0.864 | 52.76 (13.21) | 0.669 |
| Triglycerides | 218.43 (184.16) | 183.35 (156.00) | 0.098 | 158.49 (87.19) | 0.049 |
| **Dietary fat intake | 41.51 (5.80) | 38.21 (4.66) | <0.0001* | 39.17 (5.13) | <0.0001* |
| ***Physical activity | 4.74 (2.22) | 5.6 (2.02) | 0.043* | 5.26 (2.24) | 0.347 |
Notes:
*
Significant (p < 0.05);
**
Dietary fat intake is the dietary fat intake frequency score; a higher score indicates more frequent consumption of dietary fat food sources in a given week;
***
Physical activity is the physical activity frequency score; a higher score indicates more frequent physical activity performed in a given week.