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. 2023 Jan 9;23:7. doi: 10.1186/s12872-023-03039-8

Table 2.

Homogeneity of outcome variables between groups at baseline

Variables Experimental group
(n = 36)
Control group
(n = 38)
p
Physiological factors
Anthropometric measures
 Body mass index (kg/m2), M (SD) 25.14 (3.78) 24.65 (4.11) 0.591
 Waist circumference (cm), M (SD) 89.25 (8.52) 88.03 (11.62) 0.609
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), M (SD) 126.19 (13.92) 133.79 (14.66) 0.025
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), M (SD) 77.56 (10.72) 75.26 (11.79) 0.385
NYHA functional class, n (%)
 I 6 (16.7) 2 (5.3) 0.051
 II 21 (58.3) 15 (39.5)
 III 7 (19.4) 15 (39.5)
 IV 2 (5.6) 6 (15.8)
Echocardiographic data
 LVEF (%), M (SD) 64.50 (10.01) 66.00 (7.57) 0.497
 E/Ea ratio, M (SD) 12.24 (4.87) 14.70 (4.87) 0.055
Psychosocial factors
Depression, M (SD) 4.97 (4.10) 5.45 (3.51) 0.593
Quality of life, M (SD) 5.62 (8.16) 5.45 (0.86) 0.381
Behavioral factors
Medication adherence, M (SD) 8.61 (1.42) 8.26 (0.69) 0.189
Self-management behavior, M (SD) 41.17 (6.85) 44.16 (7.47) 0.077

NYHA the New York Heart Association; LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction; E/Ea early mitral inflow velocity/early diastolic mitral annular velocity