Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study respondents
| Characteristics | Entire cohort | Intervention group | Control group | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 385 | n = 193 | n = 192 | ||
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) = 39.0 ± 6.5 | ||||
| 18–27 | 48 (12.5) | 28 (14.5) | 20 (10.4) | 0.782a |
| 28–37 | 186 (48.3) | 82 (42.4) | 104 (54.1) | |
| 38–47 | 128 (33.2) | 72 (37.3) | 56 (29.1) | |
| >48 | 23 (6.0) | 11 (5.7) | 12 (6.2) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 265 (68.8) | 125 (64.8) | 140 (72.9) | 0.522a |
| Female | 120 (31.2) | 68 (35.2) | 52 (27.1) | |
| Education | ||||
| Illiterate | 9 (2.3) | 4 (2.1) | 5 (2.6) | 0.566a |
| Religious | 62 (16.1) | 37 (19.2) | 25 (13.0) | |
| Primary | 7 (1.8) | 5 (2.6) | 2 (1.0) | |
| Secondary | 51 (13.2) | 22 (11.4) | 29 (15.1) | |
| Higher secondary | 51 (13.2) | 28 (14.5) | 23 (12.0) | |
| Bachelors | 154 (40.0) | 78 (40.4) | 76 (39.6) | |
| Masters | 51 (13.2) | 19 (9.8) | 32 (16.7) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Jobless | 97 (25.2) | 53 (27.5) | 44 (22.9) | 0.421a |
| Government servant | 78 (20.3) | 36 (18.7) | 42 (21.9) | |
| Private servant | 134 (34.8) | 64 (33.2) | 70 (36.5) | |
| Businessman | 76 (19.7) | 40 (20.7) | 36 (18.8) | |
| Incomec | ||||
| Nil | 97 (25.2) | 53 (27.5) | 44 (22.9) | 0.566a |
| <Pakistan rupees (Pk Rs) 5000 | 2 (0.5) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 5001–10 000 | 22 (5.7) | 9 (4.7) | 13 (6.8) | |
| 10 001–15 000 | 104 (27.0) | 49 (25.4) | 55 (28.6) | |
| >15 001 | 160 (41.6) | 80 (41.5) | 80 (41.7) | |
| Locality | ||||
| Urban | 289 (75.1) | 140 (72.5) | 149 (77.6) | 0.223a |
| Rural | 96 (24.9) | 53 (27.5) | 43 (22.4) | |
| Duration of disease, mean (SD) = 3.01 ± 0.939 | ||||
| <1 year | 26 (6.8) | 8 (4.1) | 18 (9.4) | 0.247a |
| 1–3 years | 89 (23.1) | 48 (24.9) | 41 (21.4) | |
| 3–5 years | 124 (32.2) | 58 (30.1) | 66 (34.4) | |
| >5 years | 146 (37.9) | 79 (40.9) | 67 (34.9) | |
| Baseline knowledge score, mean (SD) | 8.0 (0.4) | 7.9 (1.6) | 8.14 (1.7) | 0.157b |
| Baseline adherence score, mean (SD) | −1.7 (2.1) | −1.6 (2.1) | −1.81 (2.2) | 0.215b |
| Baseline EQ‐5D score, mean (SD) | 46.7 (28.4) | 45.5 (29.0) | 47.9 (27.8) | 0.356b |
| Baseline VAS score, mean (SD) | 63.9 (7.62) | 63.8 (6.3) | 64.0 (6.8) | 0.357b |
| Baseline SBP, mean (SD) mmHg | 145.9 (17.2) | 144.5 (16.9) | 144.1 (16.5) | 0.419b |
| Baseline DBP mean (SD) mmHg | 91.2 (11.7) | 90.5 (10.2) | 90.9 (11.1) | 0.784b |
| Hypertension control, n (%) | 161 (41.8) | 82 (42.4) | 79 (41.14) | 0.566b |
a
Chi‐squared test.
b
Mann–Whitney U‐test.
c
1 Pk Rs = 0.0118120 US$.