Table 1 Baseline demographic and biometric characteristics of participants in a 2018–2020 study of hypertension management in Oklahoma
Treatment Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control N = 50 | Treatment N = 110 | |||
Sex | ||||
Female | 33 | 66.0% | 69 | 62.7% |
Male | 17 | 34.0% | 41 | 37.3% |
Highest level of education completed | ||||
Highschool or less | 18 | 36.0% | 24 | 22.0% |
Technical/vocational degree or Associate’s degree | 8 | 16.0% | 18 | 16.5% |
Some college | 14 | 28.0% | 35 | 32.1% |
College graduate (Bachelor’s degree) or post graduate degree | 10 | 20.0% | 32 | 29.4% |
Household Income | ||||
<=$15,000 | 2 | 4.7% | 6 | 6.2% |
$15,001 - $35,000 | 15 | 34.9% | 28 | 29.2% |
>=$35,001 | 26 | 60.5% | 62 | 64.6% |
What is your current marital status? | ||||
Married | 24 | 48.0% | 47 | 43.1% |
Partner/significant other but not married | 5 | 10.0% | 10 | 9.2% |
Widowed and not remarried | 3 | 6.0% | 11 | 10.1% |
Divorced and not remarried | 11 | 22.0% | 28 | 25.7% |
Separated | 2 | 4.0% | 5 | 4.6% |
Never married | 5 | 10.0% | 8 | 7.3% |
Employed | 47 | 94.0% | 97 | 89.0% |
Moderate or vigorous physical activity in last week | 39 | 78.0% | 90 | 81.8% |
Cigarette smoking frequency | ||||
Everyday | 3 | 37.5% | 14 | 26.9% |
Some days | 1 | 12.5% | 12 | 23.1% |
Never | 4 | 50.0% | 26 | 50.0% |
Been told by a medical person they have diabetes | 14 | 28.0% | 34 | 32.4% |
Currently taking blood pressure medication | 33 | 76.7% | 88 | 75.9% |
Baseline blood pressure category | ||||
Stage 1 hypertension | 20 | 40.0% | 44 | 40.0% |
Stage 2 hypertension | 30 | 60.0% | 66 | 60.0% |
Baseline systolic blood pressure | 141.3 | (14.0) | 141.6 | (11.5) |
Baseline diastolic blood pressure | 82.9 | (11.5) | 85.3 | (9.3) |
Body mass index | 34.6 | (8.5) | 36.2 | (10.1) |
Age in years | 49.6 | (13.0) | 49.1 | (13.5) |
Days in the last week walked at least 10 min | 4.3 | (2.5) | 4.0 | (2.6) |