Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 80)
| Diet (n = 40) |
Diet + Kefir (n = 40) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age year (mean ± SD) | 43.50 ± 11.00 | 42.25 ± 10.44 | 0.52# |
| Gender | 0.07† | ||
| Male | 13 (32.5) | 22 (55.0) | |
| Female | 27 (67.5) | 18 (45.0) | |
| Marital Status | 0.57† | ||
| Single | 6 (15.0) | 5 (12.5) | |
| Married | 33 (82.5) | 32 (80.0) | |
| Widowed | 1 (2.5) | 3 (7.5) | |
| Smoking | 0.17† | ||
| Yes | 7 (17.5) | 3 (7.5) | |
| No | 33 (82.5) | 37 (92.5) | |
| Medication history | 0.36† | ||
| Yes | 18 (45.0) | 14 (35.0) | |
| No | 22 (55.0) | 26 (65.0) | |
| Disease history | 0.25† | ||
| Yes | 27 (67.5) | 22 (55.0) | |
| No | 13 (35.2) | 18 (45.0) |
* Data are reported as n (%), otherwise, it is stated
# Independent Sample t-test
† Chi-square test
P-value less than 0.05 considered significant