Table 1 Characteristics of the patients at baseline
From: Eight-year post-trial follow-up of morbidity and mortality of telephone health coaching
Variable | Control group (N = 500) | Intervention group (N = 1033) |
|---|---|---|
Age, mean years | 65.4 | 65.0 |
Age over 75 years, (%) | 16.2 | 14.1 |
Male sex (%) | 57.8 | 60.6 |
Type 2 diabetes, n (%) | 355 (71.0) | 769 (74.3) |
Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 97 (19.4) | 172 (16.6) |
Congestive heart failure, n (%) | 43 (8.6) | 92 (8.8) |
Multimorbidity, (%) | 48.0 | 48.8 |
Number of chronic conditions, mean | 1.67 | 1.76 |
Blood pressure (diastolic), mean (n) | 84.7 (404) | 83.5 ( 812) |
Blood pressure (systolic), mean (n) | 143.5 (404) | 141.9 (812) |
Body mass index, mean (n) | 25.5 (404) | 24.5 (812) |
Quality of life (15D), mean (n) | 0.861 (470) | 0.843 (962) |
HbA1c % (n) | 7.7 (224) | 7.5 (415) |
Serum total cholesterol mmol (n) | 4.4 (93) | 4.3 (250) |
Serum high-density lipoprotein mmol (n) | 1.26 (93) | 1.26 (245) |
Serum low-density lipoprotein mmol (n) | 2.35 (91) | 2.23 (245) |