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Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics

From: Combining Wireless Technology and Behavioral Economics to Engage Patients (WiBEEP) with cardiometabolic disease: a pilot study

Characteristics

N = 12

Demographics

 Age, years

58.5 +/− 8.5

 Female, n (%)

3 (25)

 Education, n (%)

  Bachelor degree or higher

9 (75)

  Advanced diploma/diploma

2 (17)

  School certificate

1 (8)

 Employment, n (%)

  Full time employment

8 (67)

  Employment part-time/casual

1 (8)

  Retired/pensioner

2 (17)

  Other

1 (8)

 Current/former smoker, n (%)

4 (33)

Clinical characteristics

 Body mass index, kg/m2

31 +/−5.7

 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

136.3 +/−14.1

 Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

81.9 +/− 7.9

 HbA1c, %a

7.1 +/− 0.9

 History of hypertension, n (%)

9 (75)

 History of diabetes, n (%)

9 (75)

  1. Mean +/− SD unless otherwise indicated
  2. aData available in 7 patients