Pre-Intervention Stage

(N = 917)

Post-Intervention Stage

(N = 826)

Intervention

(n = 437)

Control

(n = 480)

Intervention

(n = 436)

Control

(n = 390)

Age. Mean (IC 95%)

63.75 (61.75 - 65.75)

65.13 (63.44 - 66.82)

64.55 (63.37 - 65.73)

64.90 (61.93 - 67.87)

% Women (IC 95%)

67.04 (63.19 - 70.68)

62.50 (54.64 - 69.75)

60.77 (55.71 - 65.62)

62.82 (55.22 - 69.82)

% HBP (IC 95%)

47.59 (42.86 - 52.37)

38.75 (34.62 - 43.04)

47.01 (43.62 - 50.44)

44.10 (37.38 - 51.04)

% Diabetes (IC 95%)

10.52 (8.40 - 13.10)

10.0 (6.58 - 14.90)

12.38 (9.77 - 15.57)

9.48 (7.23 - 12.34)

% Dyslipidaemia (IC 95%)

34.55 (28.70 - 40.91)

29.37 (25.61 - 33.44)

35.77 (32.42 - 39.28)

28.97 (24.16 - 34.30)

% Use of Tobacco (IC 95%)

27.11 (22.64 - 32.10)a

20.25 (14.42 - 27.67)b

19.93 (15.20 - 25.69)c

18.82 (14.20 - 24.51)d