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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Evaluating the effectiveness and feasibility of nurse-led distant and face-to-face interviews programs for promoting behavioral change and disease management in patients with diabetic nephropathy: a triangulation approach

Variable

Intervention group (n = 18)

Control group (n = 17)

P-value†

n

Mean ± SD

n

Mean ± SD

Age (year)

18

59.4 ± 9.1

17

57.6 ± 6.9

0.502

Sex, n (%) Men

18

16 (88.9)

17

17 (100)

0.157

Duration of diabetes (years)

17

11.8 ± 10.1

17

9.2 ± 9.2

0.451

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

17

54.7 ± 14.7

16

55.2 ± 17.8

0.927

HbA1c (%)

17

7.7 ± 1.6

17

7.6 ± 1.3

0.860

Systolic BP (mmHg)

18

138.3 ± 13.6

17

146.8 ± 16.6

0.104

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

18

84.2 ± 9.8

17

87.9 ± 9.0

0.258

BMI (kg/m2)

18

30.1 ± 4.5

17

26.2 ± 4.2

0.013

  1. Definition of abbreviations: eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, BP blood pressure, BMI body mass index
  2. †Differences were evaluated using Student’s t-test. However, Chi-square test was used to compare differences in gender between the two groups