The impact of a cardiovascular health awareness program (CHAP) on reducing blood pressure: a prospective cohort study

Table 1 Summary of baseline categorical risk factors

Risk factors		All participants (n = 13596)		Participants with only 1 visit (n = 9531)		Participants with 2 visits (n = 1567)		Participants with more than 2 visits (n = 2498)
		Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage
Gender	Male	4987	36.7%	3525	37.2%	580	37.0%	865	34.6%
Age	≥ 65 years old	8495	62.5%	5432	57.0%	1119	71.5%	1944	77.8%
BP level	High	3975	29.3%	2744	28.8%	429	27.4%	802	32.2%
Previous TIA?	Yes	893	7.3%	581	6.7%	106	7.6%	198	8.9%
Previous stroke?	Yes	370	3.0%	239	2.8%	42	3.0%	85	3.8%
Previous heart attack?	Yes	1101	8.9%	750	8.7%	139	10.0%	208	9.4%
High cholesterol?	Yes	5048	41.1%	3433	39.8%	608	43.6%	976	44.2%
Diabetes?	Yes	1968	16.0%	1349	15.6%	216	15.5%	397	18.0%
Hypertension?	Yes	6636	54.0%	4377	50.8%	819	58.8%	1408	63.7%
Currently smoking?	Yes	1424	11.6%	1115	12.9%	132	9.5%	172	7.8%
How many times eating high fat food weekly?	3 or more	1247	10.1%	922	10.7%	124	8.9%	196	8.8%
	1-2 times	7099	57.7%	4996	57.9%	819	58.8%	1252	56.5%
	Zero	3953	32.1%	2717	31.5%	451	32.4%	768	34.7%
2+ alcoholic drinks daily?	Yes	1003	8.2%	734	8.5%	110	7.9%	157	7.1%
5+ servings of fruit and vegetable?	Yes	7482	61.2%	5126	59.8%	855	61.7%	1463	66.5%
Adding salt to food?	Often	1693	13.8%	1278	14.9%	165	11.9%	237	10.7%
	Sometimes	3059	25.0%	2140	24.9%	351	25.3%	554	25.1%
	Rarely	7476	61.1%	5160	60.2%	874	62.9%	1415	64.1%
Feeling stressed?	Often	2033	16.6%	1513	17.6%	217	15.7%	292	13.2%
	Sometimes	4553	37.2%	3210	37.4%	503	36.3%	821	37.3%
	Rarely	5645	46.2%	3865	45.0%	665	48.0%	1091	49.5%
Daily exercise?	Yes	9563	77.7%	6701	77.5%	1087	77.8%	1732	78.1%
Live alone?	Yes	3615	29.4%	2328	27.0%	456	32.6%	1398	36.8%

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