Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristic, health status, food consumption and physical activity during physical activity intervention program in hypertensive subjects
| Baseline | p | End | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group (n = 55) | Intervention group (n = 152) | Control group (n = 55) | Intervention group (n = 152) | |||
| Age (years)a | 70.1 (9.3) | 67.4 (6.6) | 0.057 | |||
| Women (%) | 72.7 | 76.3 | 0.589 | |||
| Social Class | ||||||
| High Class I-II (%) | 21.8 | 19.1 | 0.070 | |||
| Middle Class IIIN-IIIM (%) | 70.9 | 53.3 | ||||
| Lower Class IV-V (%) | 7.3 | 27.6 | ||||
| Chronic diseases | ||||||
| T2DM (%) | 23.6 | 25.7 | 0.857 | |||
| Overweight (%) | 34.5 | 41.4 | 0.423 | |||
| Obesity (%) | 60.0 | 48.0 | 0.157 | |||
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 60.0 | 56.6 | 0.751 | |||
| Depression (%) | 10.9 | 15.1 | 0.505 | |||
| Anxiety (%) | 25.5 | 12.5 | 0.320 | |||
| Osteoporosis (%) | 6.0 | 8.2 | 0.060 | |||
| Comorbid diseases (n)a | 2.2 (1.0) | 2.2 (1.0) | 0.703 | |||
| Food consumptiona | ||||||
| Dairy Products (g/day)a | 348.7 (161.3) | 316.7 (150.9) | 0.214 | 381.6 (188.5) | 335.0 (173.3) | 0.117 |
| Meat/Fish/ Eggs (g/day)a | 147.9 (46.7) | 142.4 (57.8) | 0.542 | 145.1 (53.0) | 152.0 (66.1) | 0.503 |
| Cereals (g/day)a | 155.9 (59.1) | 137.8 (49.8) | 0.068 | 154.6 (68.6) | 134.0 (49.3) | 0.813 |
| Fruits/ Vegetables (g/day)a | 329.3 (137.2) | 281.6 (122.4) | 0.260 | 318.8 (157.9) | 298.3 (140.6) | 0.402 |
| Sugary beverages (g/day)a | 16.6 (43.7) | 22.0 (56.0) | 0.538 | 22.9 (59.6) | 21.9 (46.9) | 0.908 |
| Physical activity intensitya | ||||||
| Walking (METs/min/week)a | 1459.0 (1431.9) | 1363.0 (1997.8) | 0.556 | 1565.0 (1997.8) | 1912.0 (1545.4) | 0.670 |
| Moderate (METs/min/week)a | 484.0 (1230.8) | 481.0(1210.1) | 0.619 | 279.0 (760.5) | 930.0 (1633.6) | 0.004 |
| Vigorous (METs/min/week)a | 164.0 (169.6) | 161.0 (820.4) | 0.165 | 161.0 (160.3) | 208.4 (868.2) | 0.077 |
| Total (METs/min/week)a | 2107.0 (2156.5) | 1995.3 (2112.7) | 0.742 | 2005.2 (1989.2) | 3050.0 (2466.4) | 0.002 |
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus, METs Metabolic equivalents task
aValues expressed as mean and standard deviation (SD)