Table 1.
Comparison between the treatment group and control group in the baseline information
| Baseline information | Index | The total cases | The control group | The treatment group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | N | 362(0) | 180(0) | 182(0) |
| Mean | 54.49(8.78) | 53.49(8.85) | 55.49(8.61) | |
| Statistical | Wilcoxon rank sum test:-2.096 | |||
| P | 0.036 | |||
| Gender | Male n (%) | 172(47.51 %) | 82(45.56 %) | 90(49.45 %) |
| Female n (%) | 190(52.49 %) | 98(54.44 %) | 92(50.55 %) | |
| N | 362(0) | 180(0) | 182(0) | |
| Statistical | the Chi-square test:0.551 | |||
| P | 0.458 | |||
| Marital status | Unmarried n (%) | 4(1.10 %) | 2(1.11 %) | 2(1.10 %) |
| Married n (%) | 358(98.90 %) | 178(98.89 %) | 180(98.90 %) | |
| N | 362(0) | 180(0) | 182(0) | |
| Statistical | Fisher exact probability method | |||
| P | 1.000 | |||
| Height | N | 362(0) | 180(0) | 182(0) |
| Mean | 165.27(7.85) | 165.17(7.65) | 165.35(8.07) | |
| Statistical | Wilcoxon rank sum test:-0.205 | |||
| P | 0.837 | |||
| Weight | N | 362(0) | 180(0) | 182(0) |
| Mean | 67.78(11.64) | 67.49(11.21) | 68.06(12.08) | |
| Statistical | Wilcoxon rank sum test:-0.062 | |||
| P | 0.837 | |||
| Profession | Worker n (%) | 100(27.62 %) | 49(27.22 %) | 51(28.02 %) |
| Farmer n (%) | 29(8.01 %) | 14(7.78 %) | 15(8.24 %) | |
| Intellectual n (%) | 100(17.62 %) | 59(32.78 %) | 41(22.53 %) | |
| Students n (%) | 0(0.00 %) | 0(0.00 %) | 0(0.00 %) | |
| Retirement n (%) | 94(25.97 %) | 41(22.78 %) | 53(29.12 %) | |
| Unoccupied n (%) | 11(3.04 %) | 4(2.22 %) | 7(3.85 %) | |
| Other n (%) | 28(7.73 %) | 13(7.22 %) | 15(8.24 %) | |
| N | 362(0) | 180(0) | 182(0) | |
| Statistical | the Chi-square test:5.797 | |||
| P | 0.327 |