Table 1 Participant’s baseline characteristics in each intervention group (N = 600)
From: Community-based intervention for managing hypertension and diabetes in rural Bangladesh
Intervention 1 (n = 200) | Intervention 2 (n = 200) | Control (n = 200) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (median [IQR]) | 48.5 [41–56] | 45 [38–56] | 45 [34.5–57.5] | 0.002 |
Sex (female) (n (%)) | 93 (46.5) | 97 (48.5) | 90 (45.0) | 0.78 |
Education years (median [IQR]) | 5 [0–9] | 5 [0–9] | 8 [0–10] | < 0.001 |
Income (n (%)) | < 0.001 | |||
Below 200 USD | 137 (68.5) | 131 (65.5) | 128 (64.0) | |
200–400 USD | 60 (30.0) | 68 (34.0) | 54 (27.0) | |
400–600 USD | 3 (1.5) | 1 (0.5) | 15 (7.5) | |
600–800 USD | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.5) | |
Occupation (n (%)) | < 0.001 | |||
Students | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (3.5) | |
Engaged in any work | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.5) | |
Agricultural and fishery | 70 (35.0) | 79 (39.5) | 51 (25.5) | |
Own business | 39 (19.5) | 47 (23.5) | 42 (21.0) | |
Housewife | 80 (40.0) | 54 (27.0) | 77 (38.5) | |
Employed | 10 (5.0) | 19 (9.5) | 20 (10.0) | |
House hold members (median [IQR]) | 5 [4–6] | 4 [3–6] | 4 [4–6] | 0.142 |
Medicine taken (n (%)) | 53 (26.5) | 50 (25.0) | 48 (24.0) | 0.85 |
Diagnosed hypertension by doctors (n (%)) | 37 (18.5) | 38 (19.0) | 41 (20.5) | 0.87 |
Diagnosed diabetes by doctors (n (%)) | 21 (10.5) | 23 (11.5) | 17 (8.5) | 0.60 |
Diagnosed dyslipidemia by doctors (n (%)) | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.5) | 0.09 |
BMI (n (%)) | 0.82 | |||
Normal (18.5≦ BMI < 25) | 117 (58.5) | 106 (53.0) | 116 (58.0) | |
Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 18 (9.0) | 19 (9.5) | 15 (7.5) | |
Overweight (25≦ BMI < 30) | 52 (26.0) | 57 (28.5) | 57 (28.5) | |
Obesity (30≦BMI) | 13 (6.5) | 18 (9.0) | 12 (6.0) | |
Hypertension (Founded this time or diagnosed previously) (n (%)) | 76 (38.0) | 74 (37.0) | 81 (40.5) | 0.76 |
Diabetes (Founded this time or diagnosed previously) (n (%)) | 33 (16.5) | 28 (14.0) | 26 (13.0) | 0.59 |