Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of All Patients and Patients Completing the 54-Month Visit.
| Variable | All Patients (n = 450) | Patients Completing 54-mo Visit (n = 326) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TI (n = 228) | UC (n = 222) | TI (n = 162) | UC (n = 164) | |
| Male, No. (%) | 125 (54.8) | 124 (55.9) | 89 (54.9) | 94 (57.3) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 62.0 (11.7) | 60.2 (12.2) | 62.0 (11.1) | 60.0 (11.2) |
| Race/ethnicity self-reported by participants, No. (%)a | ||||
| White | 191 (83.8) | 177 (79.7) | 140 (86.4) | 135 (82.3) |
| Black | 24 (10.5) | 29 (13.1) | 15 (9.3) | 18 (11.0) |
| Asian | 4 (1.8) | 3 (1.4) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.8) |
| Other | 9 (4.0) | 13 (5.9) | 5 (3.1) | 8 (4.9) |
| Hispanicb | 1 (0.4) | 9 (4.1) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (3.1) |
| Diabetes, No. (%) | 46 (20.2) | 40 (18.0) | 29 (17.9) | 33 (20.1) |
| History of CVD, No. (%) | 23 (10.1) | 20 (9.0) | 14 (8.6) | 15 (9.2) |
| Taking any BP medication, No. (%) | 176 (77.2) | 159 (71.6) | 125 (77.2) | 114 (69.5) |
| No. of BP medication classes, mean (SD)c | 1.7 (1.3) | 1.5 (1.2) | 1.6 (1.3) | 1.3 (1.2) |
| Education level, No./total No. (%)c | ||||
| High school or less | 36/221 (16.3) | 40/215 (18.6) | 21/158 (13.3) | 23/161 (14.3) |
| Some college | 72/221 (32.6) | 79/215 (36.7) | 53/158 (33.5) | 62/161 (38.5) |
| 4-y Degree | 46/221 (20.8) | 36/215 (16.7) | 39/158 (24.7) | 29/161 (18.0) |
| >4-y Degree | 67/221 (30.3) | 60/215 (27.9) | 45/158 (28.5) | 47/161 (29.2) |
| Married or cohabiting, No./total No. (%)c | 160/221 (72.4) | 141/214 (65.9) | 121/158 (76.6) | 113/160 (70.6) |
| Work status, No./total No. (%)c | ||||
| Full-time | 86/221 (38.9) | 90/214 (42.1) | 67/158 (42.4) | 72/161 (44.7) |
| Part-time | 28/221 (12.7) | 25/214 (11.7) | 17/158 (10.8) | 16/161 (9.9) |
| Retired | 87/221 (39.4) | 76/214 (35.5) | 63/158 (39.9) | 59/161 (36.7) |
| Not working | 20/221 (9.1) | 23/214 (10.8) | 11/158 (7.0) | 14/161 (8.7) |
| Household income, $, No./total No. (%)c | ||||
| <30 000 | 34/187 (18.2) | 31/195 (15.9) | 17/132 (12.9) | 17/149 (11.4) |
| 30 000-49 999 | 27/187 (14.4) | 36/195 (18.5) | 22/132 (16.7) | 26/149 (17.5) |
| 50 000-99 999 | 69/187 (36.9) | 81/195 (41.5) | 45/132 (34.1) | 71/149 (47.7) |
| ≥100 000 | 57/187 (30.5) | 47/195 (24.1) | 48/132 (36.4) | 35/149 (23.5) |
| BP, mean (SD), mm Hg | ||||
| Baseline systolic | 148.2 (12.9) | 147.7 (13.2) | 147.8 (12.3) | 147.1 (12.2) |
| Baseline diastolic | 84.5 (11.7) | 84.9 (11.5) | 84.1 (11.6) | 85.3 (10.9) |
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; TI, telemonitoring intervention; UC, usual care.
a
Percentages sum to greater than 100% because some participants self-identified as more than 1 race/ethnicity.
b
P < .05. Patient characteristic differs by study group in the baseline sample.
c
Patient characteristic in completers of the 54-month follow-up differs from noncompleters.