Table 2.
Characteristics of the two intervention groups at the time of randomization (3 months).
| Variable | Telephone counseling intervention |
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|---|---|---|---|
| More intensive (n = 182) | Less intensive (n = 178) | Total (N = 360) | |
| Age, years (mean±SD) | 51.8±5.7 | 51.9±5.8 | 51.9±5.7 |
| Gender (%) | |||
| Male | 47.3 | 47.2 | 47.2 |
| Female | 52.7 | 52.8 | 52.8 |
| Married (%) | 94.5 | 94.4 | 94.4 |
| Education (%) | |||
| Less than high school | 8.2 | 14.0 | 11.1 |
| High school | 31.3 | 36.5 | 33.9 |
| College or more | 60.4 | 49.4 | 55.0 |
| Employed (%) | 58.2 | 51.1 | 54.7 |
| Have health insurance (%) | 42.3 | 37.6 | 40.0 |
| Years of residence in US (mean±SD) | 15.4±8.1 | 16.9±8.2 | 16.2±8.2 |
| Years of HBP (mean±SD) | 4.8±7.1 | 3.7±4.8 | 4.2±6.1 |
| Family history of HBP (%) | 75.3 | 74.2 | 74.7 |
| Having comorbidity (%) | 13.7 | 15.7 | 14.7 |
| Being on antihypertensive medication (%)a | 65.0 | 65.3 | 65.2 |
| Current smoking (%) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
| Alcohol consumption (%) | 38.5 | 34.8 | 36.7 |
| Exercise (%) | 56.6 | 52.5 | 54.6 |
a
Data available for 313 participants only.