Table 1.
Participant characteristics at baseline.
| John | Sam | Richard | Mona | George | Tina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High stroke risk factors according to the stroke risk score card [34] | ||||||
| Hypertension > 140/90 (Medicating Y/N) |
Y (Y) | Y (Y) | Y (Y) | C (Y) | C (Y) | Y (Y) |
| Overweight a (BMI) | Y (31) | Y (27) | Y (29) | Y (27) | Y (26) | Y (28) |
| Atrial fibrillation | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Smoker | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| Hypolipidemia | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Diabetes | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Irregular physical exercise (self-reported aerobic exercise minutes/week b) |
Y (80) | Y (60) | Y (180) | Y (180) | Y (0) | Y (0) |
| Family history of stroke | Y | Not sure | Y | Y | N | N |
| No. of high-risk factors according to the stroke risk score card [34] | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 * | 3 |
| Self-perceived stroke risk (1–10) | 6 | 4 | Missing data | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Motivation for change | High | High | Moderate | High | High | High |
| EQ5D − VAS 0 = worst imaginable health 100 = best imaginable health |
78 | 50 | 60 | 80 | 75 | 99 |
Y = yes (high risk), C = caution, N = no (low risk). * The person was included since he was medicating for hypertension and considered having a high blood pressure as a potential risk factor. a Body mass index ≥ 25. b As reported in the Swedish Lifestyle Habits survey.