Table 2.
Patient demographics: comparison between intervention and control groups
| Variable | Intervention (N = 34) | Control (N = 41) | Total (N = 75) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 58.68 (9.77) | 55.15 (14.90) | 56.75 (12.87) | 0.240 |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.066 | |||
| Female | 17 (50.00%) | 29 (70.73%) | 46 (61.33%) | |
| Male | 17 (50.00%) | 12 (29.27%) | 29 (38.67%) | |
| Race, n (%) | 0.232 | |||
| White/Caucasian | 26 (76.47%) | 36 (87.80%) | 62 (82.67%) | |
| Black/African American | 7 (20.59%) | 3 (7.32%) | 10 (13.33%) | |
| Other | 1 (2.94%) | 2 (4.88%) | 3 (4.00%) | |
| Education, years, n (%) | 0.011 | |||
| High school | 10 (29.41%) | 2 (4.88%) | 12 (16.00%) | |
| GED or vocational school | 1 (2.94%) | 2 (4.88%) | 3 (4.00%) | |
| 13 years—bachelor’s degree | 20 (58.82%) | 25 (60.98%) | 45 (60.00%) | |
| Higher degree | 3 (8.82%) | 12 (29.27%) | 15 (20.00%) | |
| Height, cm, mean (SD) | 170.74 (11.50) | 168.58 (7.99) | 169.56 (9.73) | 0.341 |
| Weight at most recent clinic visit, kg, mean (SD) | 85.64 (19.51) | 89.55 (26.65) | 87.78 (23.61) | 0.479 |
| BMI mean (SD) | 29.33 (5.97) | 31.58 (9.74) | 30.56 (8.27) | 0.243 |
| Heart rate (HR), beats/min, mean (SD) | 70.99 (17.32) | 73.74 (13.78) | 72.67 (15.17) | 0.492 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) | 77.12 (9.69) | 75.20 (8.08) | 76.07 (8.84) | 0.352 |
| Charlson comorbidity index, mean (SD) | 0.62 (1.16) | 0.59 (0.89) | 0.60 (1.01) | 0.892 |
| Katz scale score, mean (SD) | 6.00 (0.00) | 6.00 (0.00) | 6.00 (0.00) | 0.275 |
| Lawton scale score, mean (SD) | 8.00 (0.00) | 8.00 (0.00) | 8.00 (0.00) | 0.275 |
| Insurance, n (%) | 0.269 | |||
| Yes | 33 (97.06%) | 41 (100.00%) | 74 (98.67%) | |
| No | 1 (2.94%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (1.33%) | |
| Prior experience with a sleep tracker, n (%) | 0.788 | |||
| Yes | 25 (73.53%) | 29 (70.73%) | 54 (72.00%) | |
| No | 9 (26.47%) | 12 (29.27%) | 21 (28.00%) | |
| Medications at baseline n (%) | 0.182 | |||
| Antidiabetic | 2 (5.88%) | 1 (2.44%) | 3 (4.00%) | |
| Antihypertensive | 5 (14.71%) | 1 (2.44%) | 6 (8.00%) | |
| Sedating | 15 (44.12%) | 19 (46.34%) | 34 (45.33%) | |
| Other | 12 (35.29%) | 20 (48.78%) | 32 (42.67%) |