Table 1.
Patient Demographics at Baseline
| Control (n=39) Number (%) or Mean (± SD) |
Intervention (n=65) Number (%) or Mean (± SD) |
p-value for difference |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: Female | 26 (66.7) | 37 (56.9) | 0.32 |
| Male | 13 (33.3) | 28 (43.1) | |
| Race: Caucasian | 38 (97.4) | 59 (90.8) | 0.19 |
| Non-Caucasian | 1 (2.6) | 6 (9.2) | |
| Age (years | 62.77 (±11.1) | 58.94 (±13.2) | 0.13 |
| Married | 22 (56.4) | 36 (55.4) | 0.92 |
| Education beyond high School |
25 (64.1) | 39 (60.0) | 0.68 |
| Household income < $25,000 | 8 (20.5) | 11 (16.9) | 0.65 |
| Insurance status | |||
| Individual or group plan | 34 (87.2) | 53 (81.5) | 0.29 |
| Medicare/Medicaid | 5 (12.8) | 8 (12.3) | |
| Self-pay or other | 0 (0.0) | 4 (6.2) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.15 (±6.0) | 31.99 (±7.2) | 0.04 |
| Smoker (within last 15 years) | 7 (18.0) | 11 (16.9) | 0.89 |
| More than 2 alcoholic drinks / Week |
9 (23.1) | 21 (32.3) | 0.31 |
| Family History of premature CV event |
10 (25.6) | 22 (33.9) | 0.38 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 11 (28.2) | 17 (26.2) | 0.82 |
| Hx Stroke or TIA | 4 (10.3) | 4 (6.2) | 0.47 |
| Hx Myocardial infarction | 4 (10.3) | 6 (9.2) | 0.86 |
| Coronary artery bypass | 5 (12.8) | 3 (4.6) | 0.15 |
| Grafting | |||
| Heart failure | 1 (2.6) | 3 (4.6) | 1.0 |
| Angina | 1 (2.6) | 4 (6.2) | 0.65 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 3 (7.7) | 5 (7.7) | 1.0 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 8 (20.5) | 15 (23.1) | 0.76 |
| Left-ventricular hypertrophy | 6 (15.4) | 5 (7.7) | 0.32 |
| At least one co-existing Condition* |
39 (100) | 61 (93.9) | 0.11 |
| Number of co-existing Conditions* |
3.31 (±1.7) | 2.74 (±2.1) | 0.16 |
| At least one antihypertensive | 30 (76.9) | 57 (87.7) | 0.15 |
| Number of antihypertensive | 1.33 (±1.0) | 1.63 (± 1.0) | 0.14 |
| Medications | |||
| Baseline medication Adherence (%) |
83.97 (±24.1) | 71.59 (±24.0) | 0.02 |
BMI = body mass index, CV = cardiovascular, Hx = history, TIA = transient ischemic attack
*
includes any of the listed co-existing conditions including diabetes mellitus.