Table 1.
Patient profile - expressed in mean, standard deviations and number.
| S.No | Patient profiles | Group MK (n = 25) | Group TK (n = 25) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Age (yrs) | 48.36 ± 13.46 | 45.04 ± 12.83 | 0.958 |
| 2. |
Gender Male |
17 | 11 | 0.08 |
| Female | 8 | 14 | ||
| 3. | Occupation | 0.082 | ||
| Business | 5 | 2 | ||
| Employee | 6 | 3 | ||
| Farmer | 4 | 2 | ||
| Housewife | 3 | 8 | ||
| Labourer | 3 | 9 | ||
| Retired officer | 1 | 1 | ||
| Student | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4. | Socioeconomic status | 0.574 | ||
| Poor | 5 | 5 | ||
| Middle class | 17 | 19 | ||
| Higher middle class | 3 | 1 | ||
| 5. | Education | 0.384 | ||
| Graduate | 11 | 20 | ||
| Post Graduate | 2 | 2 | ||
| Primary | 4 | 9 | ||
| Secondary | 7 | 18 | ||
| Uneducated | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6. | Life style | 0.801 | ||
| Hard | 7 | 5 | ||
| Moderate | 17 | 19 | ||
| Sedentary | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7. |
Marital status Unmarried |
4 | 2 | 0.384 |
| Married | 21 | 23 | ||
| 8. | Duration of illness (months) | 2.13 ± 3.30 | 1.78 ± 1.73 | 0.171 |
| 9. | Drop outs | 1 | 1 | |
| 10. | Study completed | 24 | 24 | |
| 11. | Total | 25 | 25 |