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. 2019 Aug 9;13:1339–1352. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S215719

Table 1.

Summary of study measures at baseline and the end of follow-up

Measurement Method Contents
Questionnaire self-administered

  1. Social-demographic characteristics

  2. hypertension related health status (including course of disease, complications and daily BP)

  3. health knowledge about hypertension

  4. health-related behavior (including eating habits, alcohol drinking, HPSMBRS and IPAQ-S-C)

  5. self-efficacy: HSES

  6. medication adherence: CPAT
Physiquea examined by the investigators

  1. Height & weight (measured by height and weight scale)

  2. waist & abdomen circumference (measured by tapeline)

  3. BMI (calculated by height and weight)
Office blood pressure examined by the investigators

  1. Systolic pressure & diastolic pressure (measured by calibrated electronic sphygmomanometers, Omron HEM-8713)

  2. the heart rate (measured by calibrated electronic sphygmomanometers, Omron HEM-8713)

Notes: aPhysique: All measurements are accurate to one decimal place.

Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; HPSMBRS, Hypertension Patients Self-Management Behavior Rating Scale; IPAQ-S-C, the Chinese version of short International Physical Activity Questionnaire; HSES, Hypertension Self-Efficacy Scale; CPAT, the compliance in patient with antihypertensive therapy.