Table 2.
Heart age calculator user outcomes after 10 weeks for survey respondents.
| Outcomes | All survey respondents (n=1303), n (%) | Older heart age (n=1055), n (%) | Younger or equal heart age (n=248), n (%) | ||||
| Psychological | |||||||
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Recall of correct heart age category | 892 (68.4) | 735 (69.6) | 157 (63.3) | |||
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Very motivated (a great deal/a lot) | 507 (38.9) | 406 (38.4) | 101 (40.7) | |||
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Very optimistic (a great deal/a lot) | 324 (24.8) | 229 (21.7) | 95 (38.3) | |||
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Very anxious (a great deal/a lot) | 167 (12.8) | 159 (15.0) | 8 (3.2) | |||
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Very worried (a great deal/a lot) | 160 (12.2) | 151 (14.3) | 9 (3.6) | |||
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Spoke to family about familial history | 555 (42.5) | 466 (44.1) | 89 (35.8) | |||
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Found out more information | 787 (60.4) | 669 (63.4) | 118 (47.5) | |||
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Told others about the calculator | 492 (37.7) | 397 (37.6) | 95 (38.3) | |||
| Lifestyle change | |||||||
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Increased physical activity | 809 (62.0) | 668 (63.3) | 141 (56.8) | |||
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Lost weight | 643 (49.3) | 537 (50.9) | 106 (42.7) | |||
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Improved diet | 821 (63.0) | 680 (64.4) | 141 (56.8) | |||
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Reduced or quit smoking | 19 (48.7) | 19 (48.7) | 0 (0.0) | |||
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Reduced stress | 412 (31.6) | 333 (31.56) | 79 (31.85) | |||
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Limited alcohol intake | 406 (31.1) | 332 (31.4) | 74 (29.8) | |||
| Clinical risk assessment | |||||||
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Saw general practitioner | 621 (47.6) | 538 (51.0) | 83 (33.4) | |||
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Had a heart health check up | 362 (27.7) | 314 (29.7) | 48 (19.3) | |||
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Had a blood pressure check | 976 (74.9) | 809 (76.6) | 167 (67.3) | |||
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Had a blood test for cholesterol | 737 (56.5) | 619 (58.6) | 118 (47.5) | |||
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Had a test for diabetes or sugar levels | 697 (53.4) | 587 (55.6) | 110 (44.3) | |||