Table 2 Changes in outcome variables from baseline to follow-up
Characteristics | Change in SBPa | Change in DBPb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention group | Control group | Intervention group | Control group | ||
mean | mean | mean | mean | ||
Total | Â | 11.5 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
Gender | Female | 10.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
Male | 13.5 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 0.6 | |
Marital status | Married | 11.5 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 1.7 |
Others (unmarried, widow) | 10.8 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 3.8 | |
Ethnicity | Brahman | 13.8 | −0.5 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
Chhetri | 8.5 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 5.0 | |
Janajati | 11.3 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 2.4 | |
Others | 12.3 | −0.8 | 6.7 | 0.3 | |
Occupation | Paid job | 11.0 | −0.4 | 5.1 | −0.6 |
Self-employed | 13.5 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 2.4 | |
Homemakers | 9.7 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 | |
Others | 16.5 | 0.5 | 5.0 | −1.6 | |
Smoking | No | 11.3 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 2.0 |
Yes | 12.7 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 1.1 | |
Alcohol consumption | No | 11.3 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 2.8 |
Yes | 12.2 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 0.3 | |
Antihypertensive Medication | No | 14.0 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 |