Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics of Patients
| Total (N = 1,921) |
Intervention (n = 1,095) |
Control (n = 826) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 64.7 (12.4) | 64.7 (12.4) | 64.6 (12.3) |
| Female, n (%) | 975 (50.8) | 524 (47.9) | 451 (54.6) |
| Educational level, No. (%) | |||
| None | 38 (2.0) | 25 (2.3) | 13 (1.6) |
| Primary | 1,014 (52.8) | 551 (50.3) | 463 (56.1) |
| Secondary | 558 (29.0) | 337 (30.8) | 221 (26.8) |
| University | 311 (16.2) | 182 (16.6) | 129 (15.6) |
| Marital status, No. (%) | |||
| Single | 144 (7.5) | 78 (7.1) | 66 (8.0) |
| Married/partner | 1,362 (70.9) | 797 (72.8) | 565 (68.4) |
| Separated | 56 (2.9) | 26 (2.4) | 30 (3.6) |
| Divorced | 129 (6.7) | 69 (6.3) | 60 (7.3) |
| Widowed | 230 (12.0) | 125 (11.4) | 105 (12.7) |
| Living alone, No. (%) | 304 (15.8) | 165 (15.1) | 139 (16.8) |
| Born outside Spain, No. (%) | 171 (8.9) | 111 (10.1) | 60 (7.3) |
| Chronic conditions, No. (%) | |||
| Hypertension | 1,406 (73.2) | 799 (73.0) | 607 (73.5) |
| Diabetes | 707 (36.8) | 425 (38.8) | 282 (34.1) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 1,122 (58.4) | 634 (57.9) | 488 (59.1) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 155 (8.1) | 88 (8.0) | 67 (8.1) |
| Heart failure | 220 (11.5) | 127 (11.6) | 93 (11.3) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 95 (4.9) | 54 (4.9) | 41 (5.0) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 174 (9.1) | 111 (10.1) | 63 (7.6) |
| Asthma | 168 (8.7) | 88 (8.0) | 80 (9.7) |
| Chronic renal disease | 168 (8.7) | 93 (8.5) | 75 (9.1) |
| Obesity | 667 (34.7) | 348 (31.8) | 319 (38.6) |
| Duration of main disease, y, mean (SD) | 11.7 (7.4) | 11.5 (7.3) | 11.9 (7.5) |