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Table 2 Comparison of health-related indices between management and control groups before and after 18 months

From: The effect of community-based health management on the health of the elderly: a randomized controlled trial from China

Variables

Baseline

After intervention

 

Management group

Control group

P

Management group

Control group

P

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 
 

or n(%)

or n(%)

 

or n(%)

or n(%)

 

subjective grade items

      

Health knowledge scores (0–29)

5.62(6.59)

5.35(6.38 )

0.28

22.02(7.89)

9.61(7.08)

0.00

Self-evaluated mental health status score (1–5)

3.51(1.01)

3.54(0.81)

0.08

3.54(0.94)

3.69(0.55)

0.00

Self-evaluated health status score (1–5)

3.42(0.83)

3.40(0.87)

0.74

3.67(0.88)

3.46(0.70)

0.00

Diet (0–18)

14.59(2.11)

14.67(2.43)

0.64

15.22(1.85)

14.87(1.74)

0.00

Physical activity duration (minutes per week)

119.32(257.9)

104.38(213.1)

0.03

269.45(266.2)

168.56(170.7)

0.00

Regular Monitoring blood pressure

415(43.4%)

394(39.2%)

0.06

820(85.7%)

629(62.6%)

0.00

Regular Monitoring blood glucose

209(21.8%)

200(19.9%)

0.29

690(72.1%)

176(17.5%)

0.00

Objective measurement items

      

Body Mass Index (BMI)

24.13(3.28)

23.79(3.33)

0.01

23.51(4.26)

23.31(3.63)

0.28

Male BMI

23.60(2.99)

23.66(2.98)

0.55

23.31(4.23)

23.36(3.72)

0.85

Female BMI

24.64(3.46)

23.91(3.61)

0.00

23.69(4.29)

23.27(3.55)

0.09

Waist- to- hip ratio (WHR)

0.88(0.06)

0.89(0.06)

0.29

0.88(0.06)

0.96(0.10)

0.00

Male WHR

0.89(0.06)

0.90(0.06)

0.11

0.88(0.06)

0.96(0.09)

0.00

Female WHR

0.87(0.06)

0.87(0.06)

0.69

0.88(0.06)

0.96(0.11)

0.00

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

137.10(16.0) 128.45(14.85)

 

0.78

131.50(14.0)

126.80(9.55)

0.00

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

84.61 ( 9.2)

81.11( 8.24)

0.00

80.85( 8.21)

80.53(5.87)

0.31

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)

7.11(2.44)

7.18(2.63)

0.85

5.64(1.30)

6.50(1.79)

0.00

 

(n=112*)

(n=133*)

 

(n=112*)

(n=133*)

 

Hyperlipemia patients triglyceride (mmol/l)

2.43(1.56)

2.21(1.89)

0.63

1.97(0.81)

1.96(0.72)

0.95

 

(n=27#)

(n=34#)

 

(n=27#)

(n=34#)

 

Health Service Utilization

      

Number of outpatient clinic visits in the preceding 6 months

2.17(3.94)

2.14(3.48)

0.60

2.30(2.90)

2.70(2.37)

0.00

Number of admissions in the preceding 6 months

0.06(0.30)

0.06(0.40)

0.62

0.02(0.07)

0.03(0.21)

0.36

  1. * Diabetes patients, # Hyperlipemia patients.