Table 1 Characteristics of study participants across the three time points of the study
Baseline | Midpoint, 3 months | Final, 6 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | |
N= 8 | N= 12 | N= 8 | N= 12 | N= 8 | N= 12 | |
Age (years) mean (SD) | 63.1 (4.8) | 64.8 (4.6) | ||||
BMI | 32.9 (6.8) | 26.9 (6.8) | ||||
Education: secondary education+ | 8 | 12 | ||||
Employment: working | 4 | 2 | ||||
Weight (kg) | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 90.19 (18.94) | 69.69 (19.32) | 90.06 (18.50) | 67.93 (18.55) | 91.6 (19.04) | 67.33 (18.57) |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 139.94 (13.33) | 127.92 (16.31) | – | – | 138.56 (14.55) | 117.04 (18.73) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 83.44 (9.31) | 77.29 (6.85) | – | – | 83.38 (8.93) | 70.88 (9.57) |
Behavior intentions/5 | ||||||
Median (IQR) | 3.6 (1.1) | 4.4 (1.5) | 3.3 (1.3) | 4.0 (1.3) | 3.1 (1.3) | 4.0 (0.70) |
Exercise self-efficacy/10 | ||||||
Median (IQR) | 7.08 (1.75) | 7.75 (2.17) | 5.17 (1.92) | 8.08 (1.92) | 6.83 (3.33) | 8.25 (1.5) |
Self-rated health/100 | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 86.63 (17.52) | 79.42 (14.23) | 86.5 (14.0) | 79.83 (19.19) | 77.5 (22.68) | 83.75 (16.50) |
Social support/100 | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 86.11 (8.42) | 79.04 (16.24) | 86.45 (8.99) | 78.56 (13.82) | 88.13 (5.60) | 79.39 (11.80) |