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Table 2 Change in blood pressure and TC/HDL among SA-CHAMP participants who completed follow-up

From: Feasibility of community-based screening for cardiovascular disease risk in an ethnic community: the South Asian Cardiovascular Health Assessment and Management Program (SA-CHAMP)

Characteristic

n

Baseline proportion

Follow-up proportion

Mean difference (95% C.I.)

p-value

Elevated systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure *

     

  All

99

0.39

0.35

−0.04 (−0.14 to 0.06)

0.524

  Men

52

0.38

0.33

−0.06 (−0.21 to 0.10)

0.581

  Women

47

0.40

0.38

−0.02 (−0.17 to 0.12)

1.000

  Diabetics

27

0.52

0.56

0.04 (−0.22 to 0.30)

0.739

  Non-diabetics

72

0.35

0.28

−0.07 (−0.18 to 0.04)

0.267

Controlled TC/HDL§

     

  All

98

0.34

0.46

0.12 (0.01 to 0.23)

0.029

  Men

51

0.20

0.37

0.18 (0.03 to 0.33)

0.023

  Women

47

0.49

0.55

0.06 (−0.10 to 0.23)

0.581

  Diabetics

27

0.30

0.37

0.07 (−0.14 to 0.29)

0.688

  Non-Diabetics

71

0.35

0.49

0.14 (0.01 to 0.27)

0.041

 

n

Mean at baseline

Mean at follow-up

Mean paired difference (95% C.I.)

p-value

Total Cholesterol

     

  All

99

5.56

5.04

−0.52 (−0.71 to −0.34)

< 0.001

  Men

52

5.34

4.81

−0.53 (−0.81 to −0.24)

< 0.001

  Women

47

5.81

5.30

−0.52 (−0.76 to −0.28)

<0.001

  Diabetics

27

5.45

5.13

−0.32 (−0.63 to −0.01)

0.043

  Non-Diabetics

72

5.61

5.01

−0.60 (−0.83 to −0.37)

<0.001

HDL Cholesterol

     

  All

98

1.08

1.15

0.07 (0.03 to 0.11)

0.002

  Men

51

0.96

1.03

0.06 (0.00 to 0.12)

0.038

  Women

47

1.21

1.29

0.08 (0.01 to 0.14)

0.029

  Diabetics

27

1.08

1.11

0.04 (0.06 to 0.13)

0.456

  Non-Diabetics

71

1.09

1.17

0.08 (0.03 to 0.13)

0.002

TC/HDL

     

  All

98

5.80

4.76

−1.04 (−1.41 to −0.68)

<0.001

  Men

51

6.34

5.03

−1.31 (−1.92 to −0.69)

<0.001

  Women

47

5.21

4.46

−0.76 (−1.13 to −0.38)

<0.001

  Diabetics

27

5.85

4.98

−0.87 (−1.70 to −0.04)

0.041

  Non-Diabetics

71

5.78

4.67

−1.11 (−1.51 to −0.71)

<0.001

  1. * Elevated systolic blood pressure: > = 140 mm Hg (non-diabetics) or > = 130 mm Hg (diabetics); elevated diastolic blood pressure: > = 90 mm Hg (non-diabetics) or > = 80 mm Hg (diabetics).
  2. § Controlled TC/HDL: < 4 for high risk participants; < 6 for low-moderate risk participants.