Figure 1.

Distribution of responses for heart-healthy habits among adult participants at baseline (pretest) and 12-week postintervention follow-up (posttest) in the Salud para su Corazón Mexican pilot study. Responses were positive if the respondent answered yes for improved (less salt, saturated fat, and cholesterol consumption, more weight control or weight reduction) or “sometimes” improved on some days but not all the time. Negative responses if the respondent answered “no” meaning the positive health behavior is the same or decreasing (such as more or same amount of salt intake or cholesterol and fat consumption, less weight control or weight gain).

Age Group/Habit	Pretest, %			P Valuea	Posttest, %			P Valuea
	Yes	No	Sometimes		Yes	No	Sometimes
Adults ≤60 y (n = 279)
Sodium intake	58.4	32.3	9.3	.001	28.3	31.2	40.5	<.001
Cholesterol and fat intake	50.5	31.5	17.9	.001	30.1	50.2	19.7	.001
Weight	31.2	39.8	29.0	.002	10.4	51.3	38.4	<.001
Adults >60 y (n = 173)
Sodium intake	8.1	61.8	30.1	.001	15.6	38.2	46.2	.001
Cholesterol and fat intake	11.6	38.2	50.3	.24	14.5	50.3	35.3	.21
Weight	15.6	27.2	57.2	.38	17.3	2.9	79.8	.28

^a χ² test comparing differences of posttest to pretest responses within each category.