Table 1 Baseline features of included patients.

From: Management of cardiovascular disease using an mHealth tool: a randomized clinical trial

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Total (N = 666)

Intervention group (N = 333)

Control group (N = 333)

P value

Age, years

58.3 ± 7.7

57.4 ± 7.7

59.2 ± 7.6

<0.01

Male sex

550 (82.6%)

279 (83.8%)

271 (81.4%)

0.47

Home BP measurements

232 (34.8%)

122 (36.6%)

110 (33.0%)

0.37

Antihypertensive medications

330 (49.5%)

165 (49.5%)

165 (49.5%)

>0.99

Diabetes

200 (30.0%)

92 (27.6%)

108 (32.4%)

0.15

History of myocardial infarction

111 (16.7%)

52 (15.6%)

59 (17.7%)

0.53

History of unstable angina

46 (6.9%)

25 (7.5%)

21 (6.3%)

0.35

History of coronary revascularization

648 (97.3%)

321 (96.4%)

327 (98.2%)

0.23

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

141.8 ± 30.4 (666)

141.9 ± 28.3 (333)

141.8 ± 32.4 (333)

0.95

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

45.9 ± 11.4 (663)

46.5 ± 11.8 (332)

45.3 ± 10.9 (331)

0.11

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

81.4 ± 23.0 (660)

81.6 ± 22.4 (330)

81.1 ± 23.7 (330)

0.82

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

124.7 ± 16.4 (666)

124.6 ± 16.1 (333)

124.8 ± 16.7 (333)

0.89

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

75.1 ± 10.8 (666)

75.4 ± 10.4 (333)

74.8 ± 11.2 (333)

0.49

Body mass index (kg/m2)

25.0 ± 3.2 (666)

25.5 ± 3.3 (333)

25.2 ± 3.1 (333)

0.28

Cigarette smoking

161 (24.2%)

66 (19.8%)

95 (28.8%)

<0.01

Predicted 10-year ASCVD risk (%)**

10.1 (5.5‒16.1)

9.5 (5.1‒15.3)

10.8 (5.8‒16.8)

0.01

  1. *Mean ± SD (available number of subjects) for continuous variables, and n (%) for binary variables. **Median (interquartile ranges).
  2. BP blood pressure, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, ASCVD atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.