Table 2.
Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of the total participants according to the control and intervention groups (cashew nut and cashew nut oil).
| Variables | Total | Control | Cashew nut | Cashew nut oil | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=68) | (n= 19) | (n= 24) | (n= 25) | ||
| Age (years) | 33.31 ± 8.75 | 34.68 ± 9.65 | 33.79 ±8.39 | 31.80 ± 8.50 | 0.53 |
| Sex: | |||||
| Male | 28 (41.2) | 10 (35.7) | 9 (32.1) | 9 (32.1) | 0.49 |
| Female | 40 (58.8) | 9 (22.5) | 15 (37.5) | 16 (40) | |
| Smoking | |||||
| Yes | 3 (4.4) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 0.98 |
| No | 65 (95.6) | 18 (27.7) | 23 (35.4) | 24 (36.9) | |
| Physically active | |||||
| Yes | 25 (36.8) | 5 (20) | 10 (40) | 10 (40) | 0.53 |
| No | 43 (63.2) | 14 (32.6) | 14 (32.6) | 15 (34.9) | |
| Schooling | |||||
| Complete primary education / Incomplete high school | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | 0.09 |
| Complete high school / Incomplete college education | 23 (33.8) | 7 (30.4) | 6 (26.1) | 10 (43.5) | |
| Complete college education / Incomplete postgraduate | 27 (39.7) | 10 (37) | 8 (29.6) | 9 (33.3) | |
| Complete postgraduate | 16 (23.5) | 2 (12.5) | 10 (62.5) | 4 (25) | |
| Family income | |||||
| 1 minimum wage | 3 (4.4) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) | 0.55 |
| 1 to 2 minimum wages | 16 (23.5) | 4 (25) | 3 (18.8) | 9 (56.3) | |
| 2 to 3 minimum wages | 23 (33.8) | 7 (30.4) | 9 (39.1) | 7 (30.4) | |
| 3 to 5 minimum wages | 15 (22.1) | 4 (26.7) | 6 (40) | 5 (33.3) | |
| 5 to 10 minimum wages | 7 (10.3) | 1 (14.3) | 3 (42.9) | 3 (42.9) | |
| > 10 minimum wages | 3 (4.4) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Race | |||||
| White | 33 (48.5) | 8 (24.2) | 12 (36.4) | 13 (39.4) | 0.92 |
| Black | 15 (22.1) | 4 (26.7) | 6 (40) | 5 (33.3) | |
| Pardo | 20 (29.4) | 7 (35) | 6 (30) | 7 (35) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 39 (57.4) | 9 (23.1) | 11 (28.2) | 19 (48.7) | 0.02 |
| Married/stable partnership | 27 (39.7) | 10 (37) | 13 (48.1) | 4 (14.8) | |
| Divorced | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) |
For age values, one-way ANOVA followed by post hoc tests were used and the results are represented by mean ± SD (standard deviation). For all other variables, the chi-square test was used, and the results are presented in absolute and relative frequency values as shown in the table as n (%).