Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of participants in control and intervention groups.

Age

35.6 (SD 10.6)

34.8 (SD 10.3)

0.75

Gender

0.1

-Male

84 (79)

93 (84)

-Female

22 (21)

18 (16)

Role in emergency department:

0.75

-Patient

35 (33)

35 (32)

-Family member

56 (53)

58 (52)

-Friend/caretaker

15 (14)

18 (16)

Mother tongue

0.42

-Hindi

105 (99)

109 (98)

-Other

1 (1)

2 (2)

Family characteristics

0.55

-Nuclear family

20 (19)

22 (20)

-Extended family

85 (80)

89 (80)

Years of formal education

0.024

-None

-< 5

0 (0)

1 (1)

-6–10

2 (2)

7 (6)

-11–12

12 (11)

15 (14)

-College

51 (48)

40 (36)

-Graduate school

25 (24)

36 (32)

16 (15)

12 (11)

Hx of smoking/tobacco use?

0.25

-Yes

58 (55)

55 (50)

-No

48 (45)

56 (50)

Exercise

0.43

-None

53 (50)

52 (47)

-Once a week

11 (10)

9 (8)

-2–3 times a week

16 (15)

18 (16)

-4–5 days a weeks

7 (7)

5 (5)

-Daily

19 (18)

27 (24)

Diabetes Mellitus

0.23

-Yes

0 (0)

2 (2)

-No

84 (79)

82 (74)

-Do not know

22 (21)

27 (24)

Hypertension

0.038

-Yes

12 (11)

8 (7)

-No

82 (78)

81 (73)

-Do not know

12 (11)

22 (20)

Family history of Hypertension?

0.25

-Yes

44 (42)

38 (34)

-No

54 (51)

62 (56)

-Do not know

8 (8)

11 (10)

History of myocardial infarction?

0.076

-Yes

9 (9)

6 (5)

-No

95 (89)

98 (88)

-Do not know

2 (2)

7 (7)