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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the TRANSIT study’s participants

From: Concordance of care processes between medical records and patient self-administered questionnaires

 

All patients (n = 759)

Hypertensive patients (n = 596)

Diabetic patients (n = 508)

Sociodemographic characteristics1

Age (years), mean (SD)

62 (11)

63 (11)

63 (11)

Males, n (%)

407 (54)

312 (52)

262 (52)

Highest level of education completed, n (%)

 None or elementary school

126 (17)

111 (19)

92 (18)

 Secondary school

356 (47)

279 (47)

248 (49)

 College technical school or university

268 (35)

199 (33)

161 (32)

Current work, n (%)

 Employed and/or self-employed

316 (42)

227 (38)

195 (38)

 Unemployed, social security, and/or invalidity

49 (6)

36 (6)

39 (8)

 Retired and/or stays home by choice

390 (51)

329 (55)

271 (53)

Annual gross family income, n (%)

  < $20,000

112 (15)

93 (16)

87 (17)

 $20,000–$50,000

264 (35)

208 (35)

187 (37)

  > $50,000

272 (36)

199 (33)

157 (31)

Clinical characteristics1

CVD risk category, n (%)

 Moderate

123 (16)

76 (13)

20 (4)

 High

633 (83)

519 (87)

487 (96)

Diabetes, n (%)

508 (67)

429 (72)

508 (100)

 Uncontrolled diabetes2

403 (79)

342 (80)

403 (79)

Hypertension, n (%)

596 (79)

596 (100)

429 (84)

 Uncontrolled hypertension3

380 (64)

380 (64)

301 (70)

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

717 (95)

575 (97)

486 (96)

 Uncontrolled dyslipidemia4

418 (58)

312 (54)

228 (47)

Current smokers, n (%)

115 (15)

90 (15)

77 (15)

Body mass index, n (%)

  < 25 kg/m2

87 (11)

65 (11)

41 (8)

 25–30 kg/m2

238 (31)

181 (30)

141 (28)

  ≥ 30 kg/m2

434 (57)

350 (59)

326 (64)

  1. Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; n, number; SD, standard deviation
  2. 1Data are missing if the total number of patients is different than 759 (all patients), 596 (hypertensive patients) or 508 (diabetic patients)
  3. 2Fasting blood glucose > 7.0 mmol/L, glycated hemoglobin > 7% and/or glucose 2 h post-prandial > 10.0 mmol/L
  4. 3Blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg or ≥ 130/80 mmHg if diabetes and/or kidney disease
  5. 4Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥2 mmol/L and/or apolipoprotein B ≥ 0.8gl/L