Table 2.
Distributions of binary characteristics evaluated at baseline in the control (HDg) and experimental (IARAg) groups.
| Variables and categories | HDg (N = 27) | IARAg (N = 22) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Gender | 0.647 | ||||
| Male | 18 | 66.7 | 16 | 72.7 | |
| Female | 9 | 33.3 | 6 | 27.3 | |
| Weight increases mean risk | 0.966 | ||||
| <1.00 | 21 | 87.8 | 15 | 87.3 | |
| =1.00 | 6 | 22.2 | 7 | 22.7 | |
| Physical status classification score | 0.308 | ||||
| Lower (0–33) | 15 | 55.6 | 9 | 40.91 | |
| Higher (34–56) | 12 | 44.4 | 13 | 59.09 | |
| The psychological status classification score | 0.851 | ||||
| Lower (0–44) | 14 | 51.9 | 12 | 54.55 | |
| Higher (45–65) | 13 | 48.1 | 10 | 45.45 | |
N, sample size; n/%, absolute/relative frequency; P-value, probability level associated with the chi-squared test.