Table 2 Comparison of baseline characteristics between the two groups
Item | Intervention group (n = 261) | Control group (n = 256) | Statistical values | P values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n,%) | Male Female | 157 (60.2) 104 (39.8) | 162 (63.3) 94 (36.7) | 0.54 | 0.46 |
Nationality (n,%) | Han ethnicity Minority nationality | 225 (86.2) 36 (13.8) | 227 (88.7) 29 (11.3) | 0.71 | 0.40 |
Age (years),mean (SD) | 71.6 ± 3.7 | 71.1 ± 3.8 | 1.26 | 0.21 | |
BMI (kg/m2),mean (SD) | 24.5 ± 3.3 | 24.00 ± 3.1 | 1.62 | 0.11 | |
Education (n,%) | Junior school and below | 136 (52.1) | 139 (54.3) | 0.25 | 0.62 |
Senior school and above | 125 (47.9) | 117 (45.7) | |||
Marital status (n,%) | Married | 191 (73.2) | 189 (73.8) | 0.03 | 0.87 |
Unmarried/divorced/widowed | 70 (26.8) | 67 (26.2) | |||
Current smoking (n,%) | 29 (11.1) | 31 (12.1) | 0.13 | 0.73 | |
Current alcohol consumption (n,%) | 54 (20.7) | 47 (18.4) | 0.45 | 0.50 | |
Frailty (n,%) | 40 (15.3) | 41 (16.0) | 0.05 | 0.83 | |
Types of antihypertensive medication used (n,%) | 0 | 82 (31.4) | 79 (30.9) | 0.26 | 0.97 |
1 | 66 (25.3) | 64 (25.0) | |||
2 | 88 (33.7) | 5 (33.2) | |||
3 | 25 (9.6) | 28 (10.9) | |||
Comorbidity (n,%) | Hyperlipidemia | 44 (16.9) | 41 (16.0) | 0.07 | 0.80 |
Diabetes | 62 (23.8) | 67 (26.2) | 0.40 | 0.53 | |
Asthma/ COPD | 49 (18.8) | 45 (17.6) | 0.12 | 0.72 | |
Coronary heart disease | 9 (3.5) | 8 (3.1) | 0.04 | 0.84 | |
Stroke | 11 (4.2) | 10 (3.9) | 0.03 | 0.86 | |
Heart failure | 3 (1.2) | 4 (1.6) | 0.17 | 0.68 | |
AF | 6 (2.3) | 3 (1.6) | 0.37 | 0.54 | |
