Table 2

Outcome variables at baseline

IndonesiaViet Nam
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Posbindu participantsNon-participantsISHC membersCBG members
n=776n=776n=897n=813
NCD knowledge index8.32 (1.57)7.95 (1.69)8.56 (2.52)7.68 (3.07)
Knowledge: DM risk factors1.68 (0.88)1.50 (0.80)0.66 (0.82)0.76 (1.17)
Knowledge: DM symptoms1.81 (1.35)1.52 (1.29)1.64 (1.34)1.45 (1.75)
Knowledge: DM complications1.20 (0.98)1.03 (0.91)1.24 (1.17)1.17 (1.75)
Knowledge: HT risk factors1.87 (1.00)1.69 (0.90)1.12 (1.33)1.21 (1.99)
Knowledge: HT symptoms1.70 (0.87)1.61 (0.85)1.49 (1.12)1.54 (1.87)
Knowledge: HT complications1.27 (0.78)1.08 (0.76)1.08 (0.74)1.06 (1.13)
Ever blood sugar measured562 (73%)371 (48%)694 (77%)562 (69%)
Ever blood pressure measured760 (98%)739 (95%)885 (99%)794 (98%)
Fruit consumption (days/week)4.28 (2.49)3.91 (2.53)5.63 (2.16)5.21 (2.33)
Fruit consumption (amount/day)1.66 (0.98)1.57 (0.96)2.08 (2.62)2.03 (2.21)
Vegetable consumption (days/week)6.36 (1.50)6.10 (1.64)6.87 (0.82)6.86 (0.79)
Vegetable consumption (amount/day)1.88 (0.91)1.84 (0.88)2.46 (1.16)2.53 (1.98)
Currently smoking70 (9%)93 (12%)68 (8%)49 (6%)
At least 30 min of PA/day184 (24%)130 (17%)755 (84%)671 (83%)
Minutes of PA/day17.89 (26.30)13.84 (30.17)139.45 (150.14)140.43 (151.06)
BMI25.70 (4.71)25.16 (5.17)22.51 (2.63)22.16 (2.68)
Systolic blood pressure133.67 (21.41)134.24 (22.75)131.01 (18.11)140.40 (20.76)
Diastolic blood pressure87.65 (12.52)87.27 (13.27)80.00 (10.69)81.90 (11.24)
  • Mean (SD in parentheses) for continuous variables and n (% in parentheses) for categorical/binary variables for both countries at baseline.

  • BMI, body mass index; CBG, community-based group; DM, diabetes mellitus; HT, hypertension; ISHC, Intergenerational Self-Help Club; NCD, non-communicable disease; PA, physical activity.