Table 1.
Characteristics of Rural Women with Prehypertension by Randomized Group
| Standard Advice | Web | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 58 | n = 116 | n = 115 | ||||
| Variable | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Race or Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 57 | 98% | 115 | 99% | 111 | 97% |
| Hispanic | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% |
| No Response | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% |
| Education | ||||||
| High School or lower | 11 | 19% | 21 | 18% | 20 | 17% |
| Some College | 20 | 34% | 47 | 41% | 52 | 45% |
| College Grad or Above | 27 | 47% | 48 | 41% | 43 | 37% |
| Employment | ||||||
| Full Time | 33 | 57% | 73 | 63% | 69 | 60% |
| Part Time | 12 | 21% | 19 | 16% | 22 | 19% |
| Household Income | ||||||
| <$20,000 | 4 | 7% | 10 | 9% | 6 | 5% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 14 | 24% | 25 | 22% | 23 | 20% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 18 | 31% | 30 | 26% | 31 | 27% |
| $60,000 or higher | 22 | 38% | 51 | 44% | 54 | 47% |
| Rural Residency | ||||||
| Large Rural | 39 | 67% | 84 | 72% | 85 | 74% |
| Small Rural | 7 | 12% | 14 | 12% | 9 | 8% |
| Isolated | 12 | 21% | 18 | 16% | 21 | 18% |
| Comorbid Conditions | ||||||
| Diabetes | 5 | 9% | 4 | 3% | 7 | 6% |
| Coronary Artery Disease | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Heart Attack | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2% | 1 | 1% |
| Stroke | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 2 | 2% |
| Emphysema | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 2 | 2% |
| Asthma | 5 | 9% | 13 | 11% | 8 | 7% |
| Arthritis | 16 | 28% | 26 | 22% | 25 | 22% |
| Osteoporosis | 7 | 12% | 8 | 7% | 8 | 7% |
| Broken hip | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% |
| Cancer | 2 | 3% | 2 | 2% | 4 | 3% |
| Smoke Cigarettes | 0 | 0% | 8 | 7% | 8 | 7% |
| General Health Categorized | ||||||
| Excellent to Very Good | 35 | 60% | 73 | 63% | 65 | 57% |
| Good | 20 | 34% | 38 | 33% | 43 | 37% |
| Poor to Fair | 3 | 5% | 5 | 4% | 7 | 6% |
| BMI Category (kg/m 2 ) | ||||||
| Normal (< 25) | 8 | 14% | 30 | 26% | 15 | 13% |
| Overweight (25-29.9) | 22 | 38% | 40 | 34% | 47 | 41% |
| Obese (≥ 30) | 28 | 48% | 46 | 40% | 53 | 46% |