Table 2.
Baseline participant characteristics. The study enrolled participants from Colorado rural counties between October 2012 and February 2014. Data are presented as percent or median.
| Control group (n = 408) % or median | SMS Intervention group (n = 204) % or median | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (median) | 49.3 | 50.1 | 0.63† |
| Male gender (%) | 37.5 | 42.2 | 0.27§ |
| Marital Status (%) | 0.29§ | ||
| Single/Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 36.3 | 40.7 | |
| Married/Partnered | 63.7 | 59.3 | |
| Education (%) | 0.78§ | ||
| Unknown/Less than HS graduate | 20.6 | 20.1 | |
| High school graduate† | 27.0 | 30.9 | |
| Some college | 29.9 | 27.5 | |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.6 | 21.6 | |
| Employment (%) | 0.75§ | ||
| Self/Home/Student | 19.1 | 18.1 | |
| Unknown/Unemployed | 9.6 | 12.3 | |
| Retired/Unable to work | 14.5 | 15.2 | |
| Employed | 56.9 | 54.4 | |
| Race (%) | |||
| White | 92.2 | 93.6 | |
| Non-white | 7.8 | 6.4 | 0.51§ |
| Hispanic | 30.4 | 37.8 | 0.07§ |
| CVD risk factors (medians) | |||
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 0.04† |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 124 | 124 | 0.70† |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 80 | 82 | 0.01† |
| LDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 107 | 125 | <0.0001† |
| Framingham risk score, % | 3.8 | 4.3 | 0.17† |
HS = high school; LDL = low density lipoprotein.
†
Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test.
§
Chi-squared test.