Table 2. Descriptive sociodemographic data of the 38 participants.
| Variables | CG (n=20) | TG (n=18) | p* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||||
| Male | 05 | 25 | 7 | 38.9 | .715 | ||
| Female | 15 | 75 | 11 | 61.1 | |||
| Age (years) | 60 to 69 | 12 | 60 | 10 | 55.6 | .194 | |
| Above 70 | 08 | 40 | 8 | 44.4 | |||
| Education | Up to high school | 09 | 45 | 10 | 55.6 | .214 | |
| Higher education | 11 | 55 | 8 | 44.4 | |||
| Marital status | Unmarried | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5.6 | ||
| Married | 9 | 45 | 12 | 66.4 | |||
| Divorced | 7 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Widowed | 1 | 05 | 5 | 28.0 | |||
| Age group | M(SD)68.6 (7.8) | M(SP)69.1 (6.2) | P**.854 | ||||
M: mean; SD: standard deviation; CG: control group); EG: experimental group. p*: Chi-Square Test and Fisher's Exact Test ); p**: Student´s t-test.