Table 2 Comparison of Characteristics by Group at the Baseline, July 2012
Variables | Group 1 | Group 2 | Control | Group 1-Control | Group 2-Control | Group 1-Group 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 64.5 | 66.5 | 65.5 | −0.9 | 1.1 | −2.0 |
Female, % | 51.9 | 54.2 | 55.9 | −4.0 | −1.7 | −2.2 |
Family structures, % | ||||||
Living alone | 14.4 | 16.0 | 14.6 | −0.2 | 1.3 | −1.5 |
Living with spouse only | 34.3 | 32.8 | 36.9 | −2.7 | −4.2 | 1.5 |
Living with kids only | 13.4 | 17.6 | 17.3 | −3.9 | 0.4 | −4.2 |
Living with both spouse and kids | 35.8 | 32.8 | 28.8 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
Other family structure | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | −0.3 | −1.6 | 1.2 |
Education, % | ||||||
No education | 32.4 | 37.2 | 39.6 | −7.2 | −2.4 | −4.8 |
Attend elementary school | 45.8 | 48.5 | 44.4 | 1.4 | 4.1 | −2.7 |
Attend high school or above | 21.9 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 5.8 | −1.8 | 7.6 |
Average annual income, ¥ | 5540 | 6797 | 5405 | 135 | 1392 | −1257 |
Personal annual medical expenditure, ¥ | 1854 | 1689 | 1891 | −37 | −202 | 165 |
Salt control | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Fat control | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Self-assessed competence to treatment adherence | 75.4 | 71.8 | 70.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
SF36 Physical health | 45.4 | 47.3 | 50.5 | −5.1 | −3.1 | −1.9 |
SF36 Psychological health | 48.3 | 50.8 | 52.8 | −4.5 | −2.0 | −2.5 |
SF36 Total Score | 47.8 | 50.1 | 52.5 | −4.7 | −2.4 | −2.3 |