Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of e-Care participants
| Characteristica | Total | Control | Web-dietitian | p-value |
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| N=101 | n=50 | n=51 | ||
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| Age, M (SD) | 56.9 (7.0) | 57.8 (6.7) | 55.9 (7.2) | 0.18 |
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| Women, n (%) | 42 (42) | 15 (30) | 27 (53) | 0.02 |
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| Race, n (%) | ||||
| White | 86 (85) | 42 (84) | 44 (86) | 0.87 |
| Black | 5 (5) | 2 (4) | 3 (6) | |
| Asian | 3 (3) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | |
| Other | 7 (7) | 4 (8) | 3 (6) | |
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| Education, n (%) | ||||
| ≤12 years or GED | 6 (6) | 2 (4) | 4 (8) | 0.81 |
| Some post-high school | 32 (32) | 15 (31) | 17 (34) | |
| 4-year college degree | 35 (35) | 18 (37) | 17 (34) | |
| Graduate school | 26 (26) | 14 (29) | 12 (24) | |
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| Employed full-time, n (%) | 75 (74) | 38 (76) | 37 (73) | 0.69 |
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| Married, living with partner, n (%) | 74 (75) | 38 (78) | 36 (72) | 0.53 |
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| Current smoker, n (%) | 7 (7) | 2 (4) | 5 (10) | 0.25 |
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| On lipid-lowering meds, n (%) | 22 (22) | 13 (26) | 9 (18) | 0.31 |
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| Hypertension medication classes, n (%) | ||||
| 0 | 58 (57) | 29 (58) | 29 (57) | .62 |
| 1 | 22 (22) | 9 (18) | 13 (25) | |
| 2 | 17 (17) | 9 (18) | 8 (16) | |
| 3 or more | 4 (4) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) | |
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| Hypertension medication adherence,b M (SD) |
2.3 (1.7) | 2.3 (1.8) | 2.4 (1.7) | 0.91 |
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| Systolic BP, M (SD) | 150.4 (11.7) | 150.6 (11.9) | 150.1 (11.6) | 0.82 |
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| Diastolic BP, M (SD) | 91.6 (9.2) | 90.7 (9.5) | 92.6 (8.8) | 0.30 |
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| CVD risk, M (SD) | 16.3 (6.6) | 17.0 (6.6) | 15.6 (6.7) | 0.28 |
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| HBA1c, M (SD) | 5.7 (0.6) | 5.6 (0.4) | 5.7 (0.8) | 0.32 |
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| Fasting blood sugar, M (SD) | 102.0 (21.9) | 101.1 (14.6) | 102.8 (27.5) | 0.70 |
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| Total cholesterol, M (SD) | 211.8 (37.2) | 205.3 (39.9) | 218.1 (33.6) | 0.08 |
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| HDL cholesterol, M (SD) | 52.7 (15.5) | 53.7 (18.5) | 51.8 (11.9) | 0.54 |
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| LDL cholesterol, M (SD) | 128.7 (33.6) | 122.2 (36.8) | 134.9 (29.2) | 0.06 |
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| BMI, M (SD) | 33.9 (5.7) | 33.3 (5.6) | 34.5 (5.8) | 0.30 |
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| Weight (kg), M (SD) | 100.0 (18.0) | 99.4 (17.9) | 100.7 (18.2) | 0.72 |
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| Waist circumference (inches), M (SD) | 43.6 (4.8) | 43.3 (5.1) | 43.8 (4.6) | 0.60 |
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| Fruits and vegetables, number of servings, M (SD) |
3.7 (2.3) | 4.0 (2.3) | 3.4 (2.3) | 0.17 |
a
Missing values (n): education (2); marital status (2); fasting blood sugar (1); LDL cholesterol (1); fruits and vegetables (1).
b
Morisky self-reported hypertension medication adherence (range=0–8, with higher scores indicating worse adherence).
GED, general education development; BP, blood pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HBA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein