Table 1.
Factors, variables, measures, and time data collected.
| Factors and variables | Measures | Time data collected | |
| Individual characteristics | |||
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Age | Years | Baseline |
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Sex | Male and female | Baseline |
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BMI | Weight and height | Baseline and 8 weeks |
| Physiological factors | |||
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Metabolite profile | 24-hour urinary sample | Baseline and 8 weeks |
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Salt sensitivity gene | Single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping | Baseline |
| Feasibility measures | |||
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Retention rate | Number of subjects that came to the follow-up visit | Over 8 weeks |
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Attendance at education sessions | Number of education sessions attended on the internet | Over 8 weeks |
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Adherence to dietary sodium intake monitoring | Logging a meal in the app/manual | Over 8 weeks |
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Adherence to in-home blood pressure monitoring | Logging BP using BP monitor device | Over 8 weeks |
| Outcomes | |||
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Blood pressure | WelchAllyn Vital Signs Monitor | Baseline and 8 weeks |
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Sodium intake | 24-hour urinary sodium excretion | Baseline and 8 weeks |