Table 1 Patient characteristics at trial enrollment
Storytelling | Didactic | |
|---|---|---|
Intervention | Intervention | |
(n = 80) | (n = 80) | |
Age (SD), mean, years | 64.6(9.9) | 66.9(8.9) |
BMI (median-IQR), kg/m2 | 23.1(21.9–24.8) | 24.0(21.7–25.5) |
Number of adults residing in the household | 3(2–4) | 3(2–4) |
(n,%) | (n,%) | |
Male | 39(48.8) | 47(58.8) |
Ethnicity | ||
Kinh | 80(100) | 80(100) |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 2(2.5) | 0(0) |
Currently married | 64(80.0) | 73(91.2) |
Widowed | 14(17.5) | 7(8.8) |
Education levels | ||
Primary school | 21(26.3) | 24(30.0) |
Secondary school | 36(45.0) | 38(47.4) |
High school | 17(21.3) | 7(8.8) |
College/University | 6(7.4) | 11(13.8) |
Working status | ||
Employee | 3(3.8) | 4(5) |
Self-employed | 12(15) | 10(12.5) |
Homemaker | 11(13.8) | 8(10) |
Retired | 16(20) | 26(32.5) |
Other | 38(47.4) | 32(40) |
Current smoker | 13(16.3) | 12(15) |
Self-reported CVD comorbidity | ||
Elevated blood glucose/diabetes | 11(18.6) | 12(21.8) |
Elevated blood cholesterol | 34(61.8) | 27(52.9) |
AMI/angina/stroke | 27(33.8) | 30(37.5) |