Intervention groups | ||||
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A | B | C | D | |
n | 620 | 633 | 622 | 626 |
Age (years) | 61.5 ± 9.3 | 61.4 ± 9.3 | 61.4 ± 8.7 | 61.4 ± 8.9 |
Gender | ||||
- Men (%) | 492 (79.3) | 501 (79.1) | 497 (79.9) | 497 (79.4) |
- Women (%) | 128 (20.7) | 132 (20.9) | 125 (20.1) | 129 (20.6) |
Inclusion criteria | ||||
- myocardial infarction (%) | 279 (45.0) | 301 (47.5) | 288 (46.3) | 283 (45.2) |
- unstable angina (%) | 176 (28.4) | 184 (29.1) | 168 (27.0) | 183 (29.2) |
- stroke (%) | 165 (26.6) | 148 (23.4) | 166 (26.7) | 160 (25.6) |
Level of education (%) | ||||
Elementary school | 374 (61.9) | 364 (59.0) | 369 (60.6) | 376 (61.0) |
Secondary school | 138 (22.9) | 145 (23.5) | 151 (24.8) | 136 (22.1) |
University or equivalent | 92 (15.2) | 108 (17.5) | 89 (14.6) | 104 (16.9) |
Smoking (%) | ||||
Current smokers | 69 (11.4) | 69 (11.3) | 67 (11.0) | 63 (10.2) |
Former smokers | 369 (61.2) | 359 (58.8) | 369 (60.7) | 395 (63.7) |
Non-smokers | 165 (27.4) | 183 (29.9) | 172 (28.3) | 162 (26.1) |
Blood pressure (mm Hg) | ||||
systolic | 133.1 ± 21.4 | 134.1 ± 21.9 | 133.5 ± 22.2 | 132.6 ± 20.0 |
diastolic | 83.6 ± 13.2 | 84.0 ± 12.9 | 84.0 ± 13.7 | 82.6 ± 12.1 |
Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 27.6 ± 4.4 | 27.5 ± 4.0 | 27.7 ± 4.0 | 27.5 ± 3.8 |
Waist/Hip ratio | 0.95 ± 0.07 | 0.95 ± 0.07 | 0.95 ± 0.07 | 0.95 ± 0.08 |