Table 2 Baseline Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Patients Enrolled in the Primary Health and Community Support Model to Lower the Risk of CVD in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico and San José, Costa Rica
Variable | Costa Rica | p-value | Chiapas | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention Group | Comparison Group | Intervention Group | Comparison Group | |||
N | 84 | 86 | 87 | 81 | ||
Age in years (SD) | 64.0 (8.9) | 62. 6 (9.6) | .32 | 51.6 (11.5) | 56.7 (12.2) | .006 |
Female (%) | 59.5 % | 68.6 % | .22 | 92.0 % | 77.8 % | .01 |
Education, years studied | 9.74 | 8.59 | .09 | 4.78 | 4.38 | .55 |
Works (%) | 16.3 % | 9.4 % | .19 | 29.9 % | 32.1 % | .76 |
Lives Alone (%) | 9.6 % | 9.4 % | .96 | 10.3 % | 3.7 % | .10 |
Distance from health center (%) | <.001 | 0.004 | ||||
Less than 1 km | 39.3 % | 10.6 % | 23.0 % | 28.4 % | ||
1-2 km | 50.0 % | 45.9 % | 14.9 % | 34.6 % | ||
2-4 km | 7.1 % | 37.7 % | 29.9 % | 22.2 % | ||
>4 km | 3.6 % | 5.9 % | 32.2 % | 14.8 % | ||
Global Cardiovascular Risk Level (%) | .16 | .24 | ||||
Low | 49.3 % | 57.9 % | 81.7 % | 70.4 % | ||
Medium | 32.5 % | 34.2 % | 11.0 % | 17.3 % | ||
High | 18.2 % | 7.9 % | 7.3 % | 12.3 % | ||
Diabetes (%) | 60.7 % | 73.3 % | .08 | 44.8 % | 80.3 % | <.001 |
Hypertension (%) | 89.3 % | 81.4 % | .15 | 64.4 % | 50.6 % | .07 |
Both (%) | 51.2 % | 54.7 % | .65 | 9.2 % | 30.9 % | <.001 |