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

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of counseling + app group by adherence to the app.

Variable Adherence to app groups  P value

Low adherence (n=179, 43%) High adherence (n=236, 57%)
Age (years), mean (SD)  49.5 (12.5) 52.9 (11.6) .004
Gender, n (%)



Female 111 (44.6) 138 (55.4) .47

Male 68 (41.0) 98 (59.0)  
Civil status, n (%)



Single 33 (42.3) 45 (57.7) .20

Married 122 (41.6) 171 (58.4)  

Separated 20 (62.5) 12 (37.5)  

Widower 3 (30.0) 7 (70.0)  

Others 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0)  
Work situation, n (%)



Works outside of home 104 (45.6) 124 (54.4) .25

Homemaker 20 (37.7) 33 (62.3)  

Retired 26 (33.8) 51 (66.2)  

Student 5 (50.0) 5 (50.0)  

Unemployed 24 (51.1) 23 (48.9)  
Educational level, n (%)



University studies 48 (41.0) 69 (59.0) .81

Middle or High school 90 (43.3) 118 (56.7)  

Elementary school 41 (45.6) 49 (54.4)  
Smoker status, n (%)



Nonsmoker 78 (41.1) 112 (58.9) .04

Current smoker 51 (54.3) 43 (45.7)  

Ex-smoker 50 (38.2) 81 (61.8)  
Alcohol, n (%)



Abstemious 35 (40.7) 51 (59.3) .33
  Low risk 84 (42.0) 116 (58.0)  
  Moderate risk 18 (39.1) 28 (60.9)  
  High Risk 22 (56.4) 17 (43.6)  
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) 28 (5) 28 (5) .47
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) 122 (16) 125 (15) .10
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) 76 (10) 77 (10) .10
Total cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) 201 (35) 203 (35) .44
Triglycerides (mg/dL), mean (SD) 114 (68) 111 (59) .68
Obesity, n (%)



No 118 (40.8) 171 (59.2) .15

Yes 61 (48.4) 65 (51.6)  
Hypertension, n (%)



No 123 (45.6) 147 (62.3)  .17

Yes 56 (38.6) 89 (37.7)  
Dyslipidemia, n (%)



No 133 (45.1) 162 (54.9) .14

Yes 43 (37.1) 73 (62.9)  
Diabetes, n (%)



No 161 (42.0) 222 (58.0) .12

Yes 18 (56.3) 14 (43.8)