Table 4:

Use of antihypertensive, lipid-lowering and smoking-cessation medications among participants in the heart-health intervention (n = 211) and control (n = 215) groups at baseline and follow-up

Medication, no. (%)Baseline3 mo12 mo
Heart-health interventionControlp*Heart-health interventionControlp*Heart-health interventionControlp*
Antihypertensive67 (31.7)52 (24.2)0.0874 (35.1)58 (26.9)0.0779 (37.4)66 (30.6)0.1
Lipid-lowering42 (19.9)51 (23.7)0.345 (21.3)54 (25.1)0.447 (22.3)61 (28.3)0.2
Smoking cessation1 (5.0)2 (10.5)0.67 (35.0)2 (10.5)0.075 (25.0)3 (15.7)0.5
  • * χ2 test.

  • Based on 20 smokers in the heart-health intervention group and 19 smokers in the control group.