Table 3 Comparison of follow-up health behavior motivation levels, cardiovascular health status and quality of life between two groups of patients.

From: Effect of information motivation behavioral skills model based dietary patterns on carotid atherosclerosis in elderly hypertensive patients

Parameters

Non-IMB group (n = 480)

IMB group (n = 520)

t

P

Health behavior motivation levels

SS motivation total score

45.36 ± 5.22

45.77 ± 5.34

1.228

0.22

PA motivation total score

43.27 ± 4.51

43.29 ± 3.77

0.073

0.942

HE motivation total score

34.89 ± 3.01

35.07 ± 2.88

0.997

0.319

Cardiovascular health status

Smoking

1.34 ± 0.57

1.32 ± 0.56

0.552

0.581

Body Mass Index

1.11 ± 0.26

1.12 ± 0.15

0.617

0.537

Physical exercise

1.05 ± 0.28

1.07 ± 0.33

0.835

0.404

Salt intake

0.65 ± 0.20

0.67 ± 0.22

1.421

0.156

Total cholesterol

1.27 ± 0.33

1.25 ± 0.16

1.078

0.281

Blood sugar

1.52 ± 0.50

1.50 ± 0.48

0.724

0.470

Quality of life

Physical pain

70.76 ± 7.35

71.45 ± 7.71

1.431

0.153

Physiological -function

78.26 ± 3.17

78.33 ± 3.56

0.333

0.740

Mental health

69.34 ± 8.32

68.48 ± 8.29

1.637

0.102

Social function

76.95 ± 7.66

76.77 ± 7.28

0.176

0.860

Emotional function

79.68 ± 8.24

79.33 ± 8.57

0.649

0.516