A community-driven hypertension treatment group in rural Honduras

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Table 1 Demographics, behaviors, and hypertension history of respondents to community hypertension needs assessment (n=75)

	Mean	SD
Age in years at baseline	58.81	13.04
Years of formal education	2.72	2.71
	Frequency	Percent
Female sex	58	77.3
BMI category
Healthy weight	15	23.8
Overweight	27	42.9
Obese	21	33.3
Smoking
Non-smoker	56	77.8
Former smoker	14	19.4
Current smoker	2	2.8
Alcohol use^a
Non-drinker	55	87.3
Non-binge drinker	6	9.5
Binge drinker	2	3.2
Fruit portions per day
0–2	71	94.7
3–4	4	5.3
Vegetable portions per day
0–2	75	100
Physical activity^b
Sedentary	10	13.7
Active	63	86.3
Diabetes diagnosis history
Not tested	26	35.1
Tested, no diabetes	31	41.9
Tested, has diabetes	17	23

SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index. Any totals for responses which do not add up to 75 represent missing data.

^aDrinker defined as self-reported use of alcohol within previous year. Binge drinker defined as self-reported consumption of ≥5 drinks in a sitting for males and ≥4 for females within last 30 days per WHO STEPS definitions.

^bSedentary defined as no self-reported participation in exercise activity in an average week.

Table 2 Initial and final measurements for hypertension group members (n=86)

	Initial mean (95% CI)	Final mean (95% CI)
Systolic BP, mmHg	151 (145,155)	140 (136,145)
Diastolic BP, mmHg	85 (83, 88)	83 (80.8, 85)
Control and adherence	Initial proportion (%)	Final proportion (%)	p
BP<140/90	31.4	54.7	<0.01
BP<160/100	68.6	86.0	<0.01
Medication adherence	54.8	76.2	<0.01
Medications	Initial proportion (%)	Final proportion (%)	p
Taking hydrochlorothiazide	36.0	53.5	<0.01
Taking>1 medication	33.7	48.8	<0.01
Taking aspirin	60.5	75.6	<0.01

BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval.

Description: Table of comparisons of initial and final blood pressure and treatment statistics gathered from monthly reporting of a community hypertension treatment group in Punta Ocote, Honduras. Initial and final comparisons showing p values were tested using McNemar's test for significance. Hydrochlorothiazide, combination pharmacologic treatment for hypertension, and low-dose aspirin were all assessed to identify possible change in conformity to treatment protocols.