Table 1. Comparison Baseline Participant Characteristics by Interventions.
| Characteristic | HHE and Trained GP |
HHE Only | Trained GP Only |
No Intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster characteristics | ||||
| Clusters, n | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Households, n | 656 | 673 | 657 | 664 |
| Mean residents per household (SD), n |
6.5 (3.0) | 6.7 (3.0) | 6.6 (3.0) | 6.4 (3.1) |
| Number of GP’s | 61 | 61 | 58 | 69 |
| Patient characteristics | ||||
| Households, n | 278 | 283 | 281 | 275 |
| Hypertension, n | 332 | 348 | 335 | 326 |
| Mean age (SD), y | 54.0 (11.5) | 52.7 (11.4) | 55.3 (11.5) | 53.3 (11.5) |
| Men, n (%) | 112 (33.7) | 133 (38.2) | 138 (41.2) | 118 (36.2) |
| Education level, n (%) | ||||
| Illiterate | 131 (39.5) | 110 (32.8) | 151 (43.4) | 162 (49.7) |
| Primary or higher | 201 (60.5) | 197 (56.6) | 225 (67.1) | 164 (50.3) |
| Current Smoker, n (%) | 23 (37.7) | 36 (48.6) | 46 (54.8) | 37 (56.9) |
| Physical activity MET score ≥840, n (%)* |
96 (28.9) | 116 (33.3) | 96 (28.7) | 148 (45.4) |
| Low socioeconomic status, n (%)† | 232 (69.9) | 246 (70.7) | 188 (56.1) | 266 (81.6) |
| Sought ambulatory care in last two weeks, n (%) |
109 (32.8) | 113 (32.5) | 94 (28.1) | 105 (32.2) |
| Total # of GP visits in last two weeks |
278 | 279 | 201 | 287 |
| Employment Status, n (%) | ||||
| Currently Employed | 99 (29.8) | 107 (30.7) | 109 (32.5) | 92 (28.2) |
| Jobless | 9 (2.7) | 13 (3.9) | 13 (3.9) | 12 (3.7) |
| Housewives | 190 (57.2) | 199 (57.2) | 178 (53.1) | 191 (58.6) |
| Retired | 34 (10.2) | 29 (8.3) | 35 (10.4) | 31 (9.5) |
GP = general practitioner; HHE = home health education; MET = metabolic equivalent.
*
Calculated as total MET minutes/wk = walk (MET minutes × days) + moderate (MET minutes × days) + vigorous (MET minutes × days).
†
Monthly household income < $70 as reported by the Federal Bureau of Statistics.