Outcome variables
dietary behaviors
SECONDARY
The study’s primary outcomes included systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The secondary outcomes were BMI (defined as a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) and stress management techniques. To explain the changes in BP and BMI, we collected self-reported physical activity, and dietary behaviors as process measures. Trained research team members measured study participants’ BP, height, and weight and administered surveys at baseline, 3 months, 9 months, and 15 months. These research team members were typically graduate students in the school of public health with medical or nurse training. The self-reported survey covered many other items, including but not limited to self-rated health, health care utilization, and health behaviors. We designed the survey to be self-administered, but we provided additional support to participants who had difficulty reading. A trained assistant read the survey item by item and recorded the participant’s response. We previously described some of these outcomes [