Table 1.
Baseline Demographics
| Usual care (n = 233) | Intervention (n = 230) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age-mean (SD)1 | 68 (13) | 68 (12) | 0.86 |
| Gender, male-n (%) | 79 (34) | 85 (37) | 0.46 |
| Insurance-n (%) | 0.20 | ||
| Commercial | 72 (31) | 84 (37) | |
| Medicare or Medicaid | 161 (69) | 146 (63) | |
| Education, college education-n (%) | 65 (28) | 64 (28) | 0.56 |
| Current smoker-n (%) | 17 (7) | 20 (9) | 0.58 |
| Body mass index-mean (SD) | 30 (6) | 29 (6) | 0.40 |
| Co-morbidities-n (%) | |||
| Asthma or COPD | 27 (12) | 27 (12) | 0.96 |
| Diabetes | 57 (25) | 59 (26) | 0.77 |
| History of stroke | 6 (3) | 15 (7) | 0.04 |
| Coronary artery disease | 43 (18) | 46 (20) | 0.67 |
| Renal impairment | 6 (3) | 8 (3) | 0.57 |
| One or more chronic conditions | 103 (44) | 111 (48) | 0.38 |
| Baseline systolic blood pressure*-mean (SD) | 174 (15) | 173 (15) | 0.43 |
| Baseline diastolic blood pressure*-mean (SD) | 92 (14) | 90 (14) | 0.21 |
1SD = standard deviation
*Data acquired from the EMR based on last available blood pressure value in the 24 months prior to study start