Table 1.
Homogeneity between groups.
| Categories | Aroma (n = 28) | Placebo (n = 28) | Control (n = 27) | χ 2 or F | P |
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| Mean ± SD | |||||
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| Age (yr.) | 52.5 ± 4.6 | 54.1 ± 3.8 | 53.3 ± 4.6 | 1.01 | .37 |
| Height (cm) | 157.1 ± 6.9 | 158.0 ± 4.9 | 158.4 ± 3.8 | 0.44 | .68 |
| Weight (kg) | 61.8 ± 7.4 | 63.6 ± 7.6 | 64.2 ± 7.0 | 0.81 | .45 |
| Age of menarche (yr.) | 15.6 ± 1.68 | 15.4 ± 1.9 | 15.6 ± 1.8 | 0.15 | .86 |
| Age of first birth (yr.) | 26.1 ± 4.3 | 25.8 ± 3.6 | 26.6 ± 4.5 | 0.22 | .80 |
| First SBP (mmHg) | 128.1 ± 12.2 | 127.5 ± 14.4 | 121.5 ± 13.1 | 2.06 | .13 |
| First DBP (mmHg) | 79.7 ± 9.5 | 80.4 ± 11.3 | 80.1 ± 10.6 | 0.04 | .96 |
| First PR (bpm) | 69.2 ± 8.7 | 71.0 ± 12.4 | 70.8 ± 8.6 | 0.26 | .77 |
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| N (%) | |||||
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| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 26 (92.9) | 26 (92.9) | 22 (81.5) | 3.44 | .30 |
| Single | 2 (7.1) | 2 (7.1) | 5 (18.5) | ||
| Education | |||||
| Middle school | 4 (13.3) | 8 (28.6) | 5 (18.5) | 2.84 | .58 |
| High school | 13 (46.4) | 12 (42.9) | 15 (55.6) | ||
| University | 11 (39.3) | 8 (28.6) | 7 (25.9) | ||
| Presence of menopause | |||||
| Postmenopausal | 14 (50.0) | 15 (53.6) | 17 (65.4) | 3.79 | .47 |
| Intramenopausal | 8 (28.6) | 10 (35.7) | 4 (15.4) | ||
| No menopausal | 6 (21.4) | 3 (10.7) | 5 (19.2) | ||
| Drinking | |||||
| No | 18 (64.3) | 18 (64.3) | 17 (63.0) | 0.01 | .99 |
| Yes | 10 (35.7) | 10 (35.7) | 10 (37.0) | ||
| Smoking | |||||
| No | 27 (96.4) | 28 (100) | 25 (92.6) | 2.17 | .34 |
| Yes | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7.4) | ||
| Exercise | |||||
| No exercise | 5 (17.9) | 8 (28.6) | 7 (25.9) | 2.13 | .71 |
| Less than two times per week | 10 (35.7) | 12 (42.9) | 10 (37.0) | ||
| More than three times per week | 13 (46.4) | 8 (28.6) | 10 (37.0) | ||
DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PR: pulse rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure.