Table 2. Comparison of demographic characteristics and illness characteristics between the intervention group and the control group at baseline and among individuals who completed the baseline and the 6-month assessmentsa.
| characteristic | completed baseline assessment | completed both assessments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| control group (n=1916) n (%) |
intervention group (n=6897) n (%) |
χ2
(p-value) |
control group (n=1239) n (%) |
intervention group (n=3039) n (%) |
χ2
(p-value) |
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| <65 years | 589 (30.7) | 2322 (33.7) | 5.86 | 374 (30.2) | 1020 (33.6) | 4.65 | ||
| age group | 65-80 | 966 (50.4) | 3315 (48.1) | (0.053) | 623 (50.3) | 1464 (48.2) | (0.098) | |
| >80 | 361 (18.8) | 1260 (18.3) | 242 (19.5) | 555 (18.3) | ||||
| gender | male | 866 (45.2) | 3121 (45.3) | 0.002 | 564 (45.5) | 1351 (44.5) | 0.40 | |
| female | 1050 (54.8) | 3776 (54.7) | (0.967) | 675 (54.5) | 1688 (55.5) | (0.525) | ||
| retired | 1749 (91.4) | 6236 (90.4) | 2.68 | 1138 (91.9) | 2748 (90.5) | 2.35 | ||
| employment status | working/studying | 104 (5.4) | 445 (6.5) | (0.262) | 69 (5.6) | 196 (6.5) | (0.309) | |
| other | 61 (3.2) | 214 (3.1) | 31 (2.5) | 94 (3.1) | ||||
| institution manager | 316 (16.5) | 1141 (16.6) | 19.87 | 199 (16.1) | 536 (17.6) | 28.48 | ||
| professional/technician | 428 (22.3) | 1775 (25.8) | (<0.001) | 258 (20.8) | 824 (27.1) | (<0.001) | ||
| occupation | general worker | 328 (17.1) | 1259 (18.3) | 223 (18.0) | 502 (16.5) | |||
| laborer | 795 (41.5) | 2508 (36.4) | 532 (42.9) | 1093 (36.0) | ||||
| other | 48 (2.5) | 208 (3.0) | 27 (2.2) | 83 (2.7) | ||||
| illiterate | 143 (7.5) | 369 (5.4) | 20.53 | 77 (6.2) | 152 (5.0) | 14.91 | ||
| educational level | elementary school | 324 (16.9) | 1050 (15.2) | (<0.001) | 213 (17.2) | 455 (15.0) | (0.002) | |
| middle school | 1099 (57.4) | 4024 (58.4) | 723 (58.4) | 1732 (57.0) | ||||
| college degree | 348 (18.2) | 1450 (21.0) | 225 (18.2) | 698 (23.0) | ||||
| never married | 26 (1.4) | 67 (1.0) | 9.39 | 17 (1.4) | 22 (0.7) | 4.29 | ||
| marital status | married | 1562 (81.7) | 5824 (84.5) | (0.009) | 1023 (82.6) | 2544 (83.7) | (0.117) | |
| divorced/widowed | 325 (16.9) | 1004 (14.5) | 198 (16.0) | 473 (15.6) | ||||
| only hypertension | 1070 (55.8) | 4463 (64.7) | 66.45 | 674 (54.4) | 2122 (69.8) | 110.64 | ||
| Illness | only diabetes | 292 (15.2) | 673 (9.8) | (<0.001) | 192 (15.5) | 224 (7.4) | (<0.001) | |
| hypertension + diabetes | 554 (28.9) | 1761 (25.5) | 373 (30.1) | 693 (22.8) | ||||
| 0 no sequelae | 1202 (62.8) | 4733 (68.7) | 23.79 | 783 (63.2) | 2143 (70.5) | 23.04 | ||
| sequelae of diabetes or hypertension | 1 sequela | 443 (23.1) | 1344 (19.5) | (<0.001) | 277 (22.4) | 573 (18.9) | (<0.001) | |
| 2+ sequelae | 270 (14.1) | 815 (11.8) | 178 (14.4) | 322 (10.6) | ||||
| <6 years | 444 (23.2) | 1633 (24.7) | 2.58 | 285 (23.0) | 746 (25.3) | 3.11 | ||
| years duration of illness | 6-10 years | 494 (25.8) | 1736 (26.2) | (0.275) | 322 (26.0) | 712 (24.2) | (0.211) | |
| ≥11 years | 976 (51.0) | 3245 (49.1) | 631 (51.0) | 1487 (50.5) | ||||
| 0 hospital visits | 1326 (69.5) | 5262 (76.7) | 42.99 | 860 (69.6) | 2322 (76.9) | 28.71 | ||
| hospital-based treatments in the last 6 months | 1-2 hospital visits | 180 (9.4) | 525 (7.7) | (<0.001) | 131 (10.6) | 205 (6.8) | (<0.001) | |
| 3+ hospital visits | 403 (21.1) | 1072 (15.6) | 245 (19.8) | 492(16.3) | ||||
aMISSING DATA FOR ALL RESPONDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE BASELINE ASSESSMENT; in the control group, there were 2 missing data in employment status, 1 in occupation, 2 in educational level, 3 in marital status, 1 in sequelae of diabetes or hypertension, 2 in years duration of illness, and 7 in hospital-based treatments in the last 6 months; and for those in the intervention group there were 2 missing data in employment status, 6 in occupation, 4 in education level, 2 in marital status, 5 in sequelae of diabetes or hypertension, 283 in years duration of illness, and 38 in hospital-based treatments in the last 6 months
MISSING DATA FOR RESPONDENTS WHO COMPLETED BOTH ASSESSMENTS; in the control group, there were 1 missing data in employment status, 1 in educational level, 1 in marital status, 1 insequelae of diabetes or hypertension, 1 in years duration of illness, and 3 in hospital-based treatments in the last 6 months; and for those in the intervention group there were 1 missing data in employment status, 1 in occupation, 2 in education level, 1 in sequelae of diabetes or hypertension, 94 in years duration of illness, and 20 in hospital-based treatments in the last 6 months