Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Variable | Intervention
Frequency in % or mean ± SD (n = 156) |
Control
Frequency in % or mean ± SD (n = 111) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years ± SD | 35.8 ± 7.6 | 39.0 ± 8.7 |
| Males | 87.9 | 82.5 |
| Females | 12.1 | 17.5 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 85.7 | 89.3 |
| Single education | 14.3 | 10.7 |
| Senior secondary | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| Graduate | 47.8 | 45.2 |
| Postgraduate | 46.7 | 52.0 |
| Doctorate | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Household income | ||
| More than 75(000) INR∗ | 73.6 | 65.5 |
| 65–75 (000) INR | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| 55–65 (000) INR | 4.9 | 7.9 |
| 45–55 (000) INR | 6.0 | 9.6 |
| Less than 45 (000) INR | 5.4 | 10.2 |
| Tobacco user | ||
| Never | 79.1 | 76.8 |
| Current | 15.4 | 15.8 |
| Past | 5.5 | 7.3 |
| Alcohol user | ||
| Never | 45.1 | 42.9 |
| Current | 47.3 | 46.3 |
| Past | 7.7 | 10.7 |
∗INR: Indian national rupee.