Table 2.
Primary and secondary outcomes upon 6-month follow-up.
| Parameters | Values | Mean difference (95% CI) | P value | ||||||||
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Intervention (n=377) | Control (n=350) |
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Low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol level (mg/dL), mean (95% CI) |
73.9 (70.8 to 77.0) | 77.4 (74.2 to 80.6) | –3.6 (–8.0 to 0.9) | .12 | ||||||
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Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean (95 CI) | 126.6 (125.0 to 128.2) | 128.4 (126.7 to 130.0) | –1.8 (–4.1 to 0.5) | .13 | ||||||
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BMI (kg/m2), mean (95% CI) | 25.0 (24.9 to 25.2) | 25.1 (25.0 to 25.3) | –0.09 (–0.3 to 0.1) | .41 | ||||||
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Current smokers, n (%) | 79 (20.6)b | 81 (23.0)b | 0.98 (0.76 to 1.3)c | .86 | ||||||
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Physical activity (metabolic equivalents-min/week), median (IQR) | 693 (0 to 1386) | 384 (0 to 1162) | 220 (36 to 404) | .02 | ||||||
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Inactive (<600 metabolic equivalents-min/week), n (%) | 173 (45.2)b | 208 (59.1)b | 0.75 (0.66, 0.86)c | <.001 | ||||||
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Fruit/vegetable intake ≥ 2 times/dayd, n (%) | 89 (23.2)b | 52 (14.8)b | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.1)c | .006 | ||||||
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Medication adherence > 80%, n (%) | 376 (98.2)b | 324 (92.1)b | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.1)c | <.001 | ||||||
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Modified Morisky Scale scoree, median (IQR) | 5 (5 to 5) | 5 (5 to 5) | 0.07 (–0.03 to 0.16) | .19 | ||||||
aRegarding the secondary outcome, 383 and 352 participants in the intervention and control groups, respectively, responded to the follow-up survey.
bUnadjusted proportion of lifestyle in the control and intervention groups upon 6-month follow-up.
cAdjusted relative risk between the control and intervention groups.
dDenotes the frequency of fruit and vegetables consumed in the prior 7 days up to ≥2 times/day.
eThe number of participants who responded to the Modified Morisky Scale upon 6-month follow-up were 380 and 352 in the intervention and control groups, respectively.