Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population (N=833). Categorical variables are expressed as n (%) and continuous variables as mean (SD).
| Variable | Counseling + app (n=415, 49.8%) | Counseling (n=418, 50.2%) | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 51.4 (12.1) | 52.3 (12.0) | |
| Gender (female), n (%) | 249 (60.0) | 268 (64.1) | |
| Work situation, n (%) |
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| Works outside home | 228 (54.9) | 203 (48.6) | |
| Homemaker | 53 (12.8) | 72 (17.2) | |
| Retired | 77 (18.6) | 89 (21.3) | |
| Student | 10 (2.4) | 8 (1.9) | |
| Unemployed | 47 (11.3) | 46 (11.0) | |
| Educational level, n (%) |
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| University studies | 117 (28.2) | 132 (31.6) | |
| Middle or High school | 208 (50.1) | 208 (49.8) | |
| Elementary school | 90 (21.7) | 78 (18.7) | |
| Smoking, n (%) |
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| Nonsmoker | 190 (45.8) | 166 (39.7) | |
| Smoker | 94 (22.7) | 108 (25.8) | |
| Former smoker | 131 (31.6) | 144 (34.4) | |
| Alcohol, n (%) |
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| Abstemious | 86 (23.2) | 88 (23.7) | |
| Low risk | 200 (53.9) | 209 (56.3) | |
| Moderate risk | 46 (12.4) | 34 (9.2) | |
| High risk | 39 (10.5) | 40 (10.8) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 28.1 (5.1) | 27.6 (4.6) | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 124 (16) | 124 (17) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 76 (10) | 76 (10) | |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 202 (35) | 206 (37) | |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 112 (63) | 107 (67) | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 145 (34.9) | 133 (31.8) | |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 116 (28.2) | 113 (27.3) | |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 32 (7.7) | 30 (7.2) | |
| Obesity, n (%) | 126 (30.4) | 114 (27.3) | |