Table 1.
Patients' demographic information and lifestyles at baseline (n = 137).
| Demographic | Intervention (n = 72) | Control (n = 65) | P* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | ||
| Age (years) | 42.4 (6.7) | 42.5 (6.4) | .979 | ||
| Gender | .198 | ||||
| Female | 52 (72.2%) | 53 (81.5%) | |||
| Employment | .629 | ||||
| Full-time | 55 (76.4%) | 52 (80.0%) | |||
| Part-time | 3 (4.2%) | 1 (1.5%) | |||
| Housewife | 9 (12.5%) | 10 (15.4%) | |||
| Unemployed | 4 (5.6%) | 1 (1.5%) | |||
| Other | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (1.5%) | |||
| Education | .366 | ||||
| Secondary school | 31 (43.1%) | 33 (50.8%) | |||
| Tertiary or above | 41 (56.9%) | 32 (49.2%) | |||
| Marital status | .738 | ||||
| Single | 21 (29.2%) | 23 (35.4%) | |||
| Married/cohabiting | 46 (63.9%) | 38 (58.5%) | |||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 5 (6.9%) | 4 (6.2%) | |||
| Have religion | .334 | ||||
| Yes | 21 (29.2%) | 24 (36.9%) | |||
| Monthly income | .824 | ||||
| <10,000 | 11 (15.3%) | 6 (9.2%) | |||
| 10,000–19,999 | 20 (27.8%) | 18 (27.7%) | |||
| 20,000–29,999 | 9 (12.5%) | 8 (12.3%) | |||
| ≥30,000 | 9 (12.5%) | 10 (15.4%) | |||
| No income/not available | 10 (13.9%) | 7 (10.8%) | |||
| Not want to answer | 13 (18.1%) | 16 (24.6%) | |||
| Lifestyles | |||||
| Do exercise regularly | 19 (26.4%) | 17 (26.2%) | .975 | ||
| Smoking | 6 (8.3%) | 2 (3.1%) | .190 | ||
| Alcohol drinking | 31 (43.1%) | 22 (33.8%) | .269 | ||
| Sleep time (hours) | 5.0 (1.8) | 4.7 (2.2) | .434 | ||
| Average number of reported fatigue symptoms | 6.3 (1.4) | 6.3 (1.4) | .864 | ||
*Chi-squared test for categorical variable and t-test for continuous variable.