Table 2.
Comparison of the mean of demographic variables in the experimental and control groups
| Study variables | Groups study | Independent samples t-test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental (Mean±SD) | Control (Mean±SD) | T | P | |
| Age | 58.4±6.5 | 55.6±6.5 | 1.60 | 0.114 |
| Height | 169.3±7.9 | 166.2±8.8 | 1.43 | 0.159 |
| Weight | 79.2±9.5 | 78.8±7.1 | 0.17 | 0.866 |
| BMI | 27.6±3.1 | 28.7±3.5 | 1.21 | 0.231 |
| Duration of having hypertension | 3.5±3.4 | 3.3±3.1 | 0.22 | 0.820 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 144.4±18.1 | 142.5±15.2 | 0.42 | 0.673 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 84.3±9.0 | 84.9±10.7 | 0.23 | 0.815 |
| Pulse | 81.9±3.4 | 83.3±3.1 | 0.22 | 0.820 |