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. 2018 Apr 27;6(4):e107. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.9218

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 (%)

  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 (%)

  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 (%)

  Nonsmoker 190 (45.8) 166 (39.7)
  Smoker 94 (22.7) 108 (25.8)
  Former smoker 131 (31.6) 144 (34.4)
Alcohol, n (%)

  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)