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Table 2 Socio-demographic and health characteristics of both groups of hypertensive women participating of the intervention strategies (Groups 1 and 2); Porto Firme, MG, Brazil, 2009.

From: Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension in primary health care: A comparative clinical trial of two education strategies in health and nutrition

 

Group 1 (workshops)

N = 14

Group 2 (workshops + visit)

N = 14

z

pa

Age in years (± SD)

55.6 ± 2.8

50.7 ± 6.5

2.009

0.04*

Schooling, years of study (± SD)

3.9 ± 3.3

4.4 ± 3.2

0.658

0.51

Regular use of medication for hypertension, %

100

100

-

-

n° medications/day (± SD)

1.9 ± 0.6

2.8 ± 1.1

2.201

0.02*

n° of pills/day (± SD)

2.8 ± 1.5

4.5 ± 2.4

1.471

0.08

Weight, kg (± SD)

75.3 ± 17.4

77.7 ± 14.3

0.597

0.55

BMI, kg/m 2 (± SD)

31.3 ± 6.9

33.4 ± 5.6

1.424

0.15

Excessive alcohol intake, % (n)

0

0

-

-

Smoking habit, % (n)

7.1 (1)

0

-

-

Physical activity, % (n)

Active

57.1 (8)

57.1 (8)

-

-

  1. Values in cells are mean ± standard deviation; a p-value for difference between groups by Mann-Whitney test; *p < 0.05.