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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of responders and non-responders and dose of the PRO-FIT intervention in the intervention group

From: Is the process of delivery of an individually tailored lifestyle intervention associated with improvements in LDL cholesterol and multiple lifestyle behaviours in people with Familial Hypercholesterolemia?

 

Intervention group

Control group

Non-responders

Gender (% female; N)

57.1; N = 181

56.3; N = 159

53.8; N = 623

Age (years, mean ± SD; N)

44.7 (12.9); N = 181

45.9 (13.0);N = 159

45.1 (15.8); N = 623

LDL-C (mmol/l, mean ± SD; N )

3.7 (1.3); N = 1463

3.7 (1.2); N = 130

4.05 (1.33); N = 110

Participants that received a PRO-FIT*advice log on account

95% (172/181)

  

Participants that logged on at PRO-FIT*advice and completed at least one module

49% (85/172)

  

Participants that logged on at PRO-

   

FIT*advice and completed the module on:

   

Physical activity

41% (71/172)

  

Fat intake

35% (60/172)

  

Fruit intake

37% (64/172)

  

Vegetable intake

34% (59/172)

  

Smoking

14% (24/172)

  

Compliance to statin therapy

26% (44/172)

  

Participants that formulated an action plan at PRO-FIT*advice for at least 1 of the modules1

31% (53/172)

  

Participants that received face-to-face counselling

99% (179/181)

  

Telephone booster calls delivered (mean ± SD; N)

4.2 (1.3); N = 181

  

Participants that logged on, finished at least 1 module, received face-to-face counselling and at least 1 telephone booster call (=complete intervention-package)

47% (85/181)

  
  1. N=sample size; SD = standard deviation; Significant differences in baseline characteristics between control and intervention group (P < 0.05) are printed in bold font.
  2. 1 Action planning was not possible in the advice module on compliance to statin therapy.