Table 1.
Comparison of demographic characteristics between intervention and control groups
| Variable | Group | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group Mean ± SD |
Experimental group Mean ± SD |
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| Age (years) | 52.45 ± 6.30 | 53.75 ± 4.83 | P = 0.453 * | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.68 ± 1.83 | 29.43 ± 2.15 | P = 0.051 ** | |
| Characteristic | n (%) | n (%) | P -value | |
| Gender | Male | 32 (55.2) | 26 (44.8) | P = 0.340 *** |
| Female | 23 (44.2) | 29 (55.8) | ||
| Occupation | Homemaker | 16 (48.5) | 17 (51.5) | P = 0.920 **** |
| Employed | 20 (48.8) | 21 (51.2) | ||
| Retired | 19 (52.8) | 17 (47.2) | ||
| Education level | Elementary | 27 (62.8) | 16 (37.2) | P = 0.060 **** |
| High school | 13 (36.1) | 23 (63.9) | ||
| University | 15 (48.4) | 16 (51.6) | ||
| Smoking | Yes | 28 (60.9) | 18 (39.1) | P = 0.081 *** |
| No | 27 (42.2) | 37 (57.8) | ||
| Family history of coronary heart disease | Yes | 28 (53.8) | 24 (46.2) | P = 0.567 *** |
| No | 27 (46.6) | 31 (53.4) | ||
| Having stent | Yes | 44 (50.6) | 43 (49.4) | P = 0.999 *** |
| No | 11 (47.8) | 12 (52.2) | ||
| Underlying disease | Yes | 36 (48.6) | 38 (51.4) | P = 0.839 *** |
| No | 19 (52.8) | 17 (47.2) | ||
| Having balloon angioplasty | Yes | 38 (48.1) | 41 (51.9) | P = 0.672 *** |
| No | 17 (54.8) | 14 (45.2) | ||
*Mann-Whitney Test **Independent t-test ***Fisher’s Test ****Chi-square Test