Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of the Text-Based Message Group and Online Patient Portal Group .
| Characteristic | No. of patients (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text-based message group (n = 10) | Online patient portal group (n = 10) | ||
| Age, ya | 53.0 (9.6) | 57.7 (10.7) | .31 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 4 (40.0) | 6 (60.0) | .37 |
| Male | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | |
| Insurance | .20 | ||
| Medicaid | 8 (80.0) | 5 (50.0) | |
| Medicare | 2 (20.0) | 5 (50.0) | |
| Comorbidity | |||
| Obesity | 8 (80.0) | 9 (90.0) | .53 |
| Coronary artery disease | 2 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | .60 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 5 (50.0) | 8 (80.0) | .16 |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2 | 4 (40.0) | 5 (50.0) | .65 |
| Ischemic cardiomyopathy | 2 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | .53 |
| Nonischemic cardiomyopathy | 2 (20.0) | 0 | .14 |
| HFrEF | 3 (30.0) | 1 (10.0) | .26 |
| HFpEF | 1 (10.0) | 0 | .30 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | >.99 |
| Other arrhythmias | 2 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | .53 |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 2 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | .53 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 3 (30.0) | 3 (30.0) | >.99 |
| Prior online portal activation | 7 (70.0) | 7 (70.0) | >.99 |
| BP at enrollment, mm Hga | |||
| Systolic | 131 (14.8) | 125 (5.3) | .51 |
| Diastolic | 84.3 (5.7) | 84.6 (19.4) | .96 |
| No. of BP medicationsa | 2.7 (1.2) | 2.5 (1.0) | .68 |
| BP measurement | |||
| Submitted ≥1 | 10 (100.0) | 3 (30.0) | .001 |
| No. of measurementsa | 20.9 (10.5) | 3.9 (6.6) | <.001 |
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
a
Values are presented as the mean (SD).