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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants in the three groups at baseline

From: Self-care of hypertension of older adults during COVID-19 lockdown period: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

Apps + PHN intervention (n = 37)

Apps alone (n = 36)

Standard care (n = 37)

ANOVA/F

P-value

Age (yr)

60.37 ± 5.60

60 ± 6.89

61.45 ± 7.36

0.279

0.757

HTN duration (yr)

9.0 ± 8.7

8.3 ± 6.0

7.9 ± 6.4

0.214

0.80

HTN pills (n/day)

1.8 ± 0.8

1.66 ± 0.7

1.8 ± 0.8

0.036

0.96

Sex

   

1.727a)

0.422

 Male

21 (56.8)

23 (63.9)

18 (48.6)

  

 Female

16 (43.2)

13 (36.1)

19 (51.4)

Marital status

   

7.519a)

0.275

 Married

33 (89.2)

35 (97.2)

34 (91.9)

  

 Single

1 (2.7)

0

0

 Divorce

2 (5.4)

1 (2.8)

0

 Widowed

1 (2.7)

0

3 (8.1)

Education

   

10.175a)

0.117

 Literate

1 (2.7)

2 (5.6)

8 (21.6)

  

 Primary school

4 (10.8)

6 (16.7)

4 (10.8)

 Secondary school

18 (48.6)

14 (38.9)

16 (43.2)

 University

14 (37.8)

14 (38.9)

9 (24.3)

Income

   

8.349a)

0.214

 Low

13 (35.1)

11 (30.6)

16 (43.2)

  

 Moderate

14 (37.8)

20 (55.6)

18 (47.3)

 Good

8 (21.6)

5 (13.9)

3 (8.1)

 High

2 (5.4)

0

0

Health status

   

3.920a)

0.417

 Bad

5 (13.5)

3 (8.3)

6 (16.2)

  

 Not bad

16 (43.2)

23 (63.9)

20 (54.1)

 Good

16 (43.2)

10 (27.8)

11 (29.7)

Insurance

   

0.739a)

0.691

 Yes

34 (91.9)

31 (86.1)

32 (86.5)

  

 No

3 (8.1)

5 (13.9)

5 (13.5)

Smoking

   

0.470a)

0.791

 Yes

12 (32.4)

11 (29.7)

14 (33.6)

  

 No

25 (67.6)

25 (69.4)

23 (62.2)

Social support

   

3.562a)

0.168

 Yes

36 (97.3)

36 (100)

34 (91.9)

  

 No

1 (2.7)

0

3 (8.1)

Job

   

1.540a)

0.463

 Yes

13 (35.1)

8 (22.2)

10 (27)

  

 No

24 (64.9)

28 (77.8)

27 (73)

HTN family history

   

5.777a)

0.056

 Yes

33 (89.2)

30 (83.3)

25 (67.6)

  

 No

4 (10.8)

6 (16.7)

12 (32.4)

Health apps

   

2.123a)

0.346

 Yes

1 (2.7)

2 (5.6)

0

  

 No

36 (97.3)

34 (94.4)

37 (100)

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%)
  2. PHN public health nursing, HTN hypertension
  3. a)Pearson chi-square test