Baseline characteristics | Pooled sample (n=37) | In-person group (n=20) | Virtual group (n=17) | P value | |||
Frequency | Per cent | Frequency | Per cent | Frequency | Per cent | ||
Gender | 27/37 | 73.0% Female | 15/20 | 75.0% Female | 12/17 | 70.6% Female | 0.76 |
Ethnicity | 100/100 | 100% Caucasian | 100/100 | 100% Caucasian | 100/100 | 100% Caucasian | N/A* |
Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | ||
Age | 61.3±8.1 | 59.5±8.5 | 63.4±7.3 | 0.61 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.7±1.1 | 4.4±1.1 | 5.0±1.0 | 0.80 |
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.5±1.0 | 2.3±1.0 | 2.7±0.9 | 0.93 |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.5±0.4 | 1.5±0.5 | 1.4±0.4 | 0.47 |
HbA1c (%) | 6.0±0.6 | 6.0±0.6 | 6.0±0.7 | 0.82 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.7±0.9 | 1.5±0.7 | 2.0±1.0 | 0.046 |
Non-HDL-cholesterol3 (mmol/L) | 3.6±1.2 | 2.9±1.1 | 3.6±1.2 | 0.73 |
Participant attendance | 3.5±0.7 | 3.4±0.8 | 3.6±0.5 | 0.28 |
Systolic and diastolic BP means, SD and p values are not reported as it was not possible to complete BP data collection with the mandatory transition to a virtual environment.
Bold values are significant at p<0.05.
*Ethnicity p value not applicable as all subjects were Caucasian.
BP, blood pressure; HbA1c, haemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; N/A, not available.