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. 2016 Mar 24;9:10.3402/gha.v9.30922. doi: 10.3402/gha.v9.30922

Table 3.

Differences among hypertensives at baseline (intervention, n=388; control, n=266)

Estimate 95% CI p
SBP (coefficienta)
 Difference between control and intervention areas at baseline 1.66 −1.94 5.26 0.366
 Difference between baseline and endline in intervention group −14.82 −18.04 −11.61 0.000
 Difference between baseline and endline in control group −14.05 −17.71 −10.38 0.000
 Difference-in-change between control and intervention −0.32 −5.15 4.52 0.898
DBP (coefficienta)
 Difference between control and intervention areas at baseline −0.69 −2.71 1.32 0.501
 Difference between baseline and endline in intervention group −7.55 −9.54 −5.57 0.000
 Difference between baseline and endline in control group −10.67 −12.89 −8.44 0.000
 Difference-in-change between control and intervention 3.31 0.36 6.26 0.028
Awareness among hypertensives (odds ratiob)
 Difference between control and intervention areas at baseline 0.94 0.64 1.36 0.730
 Difference between baseline and endline in intervention group 2.14 1.67 2.75 0.000
 Difference between baseline and endline in control group 1.05 0.72 1.52 0.817
 Difference-in-change between control and intervention 2.14 1.39 3.31 0.001
Drug treatment for hypertension (odds ratiob)
 Difference between control and intervention areas at baseline 0.59 0.21 1.67 0.323
 Difference between baseline and endline in intervention group 0.81 0.42 1.56 0.529
 Difference between baseline and endline in control group 0.64 0.20 2.03 0.452
 Difference-in-change between control and intervention 1.84 0.57 5.94 0.306
Tobacco use (odds ratiob)
 Difference between control and intervention areas at baseline 0.64 0.34 1.18 0.152
 Difference between baseline and endline in intervention group 0.99 0.58 1.69 0.974
 Difference between baseline and endline in control group 0.51 0.28 0.90 0.021
 Difference-in-change between control and intervention 1.91 0.88 4.12 0.101
Alcohol use (odds ratiob)
 Difference between control and intervention areas at baseline 0.66 0.39 1.13 0.132
 Difference between baseline and endline in intervention group 0.94 0.59 1.48 0.778
 Difference between baseline and endline in control group 0.62 0.38 0.99 0.044
 Difference-in-change between control and intervention 1.39 0.73 2.64 0.309
Insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption (odds ratiob)
 Difference between control and intervention areas at baseline 0.90 0.56 1.44 0.657
 Difference between baseline and endline in intervention group 1.41 0.95 2.11 0.092
 Difference between baseline and endline in control group 1.39 0.88 2.20 0.153
 Difference-in-change between control and intervention 1.01 0.55 1.83 0.979
Inadequate physical activity (odds ratiob)
 Difference between control and intervention areas at baseline 0.69 0.15 3.05 0.620
 Difference between baseline and endline in intervention group 0.92 0.31 2.73 0.875
 Difference between baseline and endline in control group 10.59 2.97 37.75 0.000
 Difference-in-change between control and intervention 0.10 0.02 0.50 0.005
a

Coefficient are estimates from linear regression and represent the difference in the average of an outcome.

b

Odds ratio are estimates from logistic regression and represent the difference in the likelihood of an outcome.