Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants according to demographic data and clinical characteristics by groups (n%/±s/Q2(Q1-Q3)).
| Characteristic | Intervention group (n = 70) | Control group(n = 70) | Total(n = 140) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agea | 70.2±6.2 | 68.6±5.8 | 69.4±6.1 | 0.171 | |
| Sexb | Male | 48 (68.6%) | 50 (71.4%) | 98(70%) | 0.712 |
| Female | 22 (31.4%) | 20 (28.6%) | 42 (30%) | ||
| Marital statusb | Married | 47 (67.1%) | 54 (77.1%) | 101(72.1%) | 0.187 |
| Single | 23 (32.9%) | 16 (22.9%) | 39 (27.9%) | ||
| Education levelc | Junior high school | 55 (78.5%) | 56 (80.0%) | 111 (79.3%) | 0.782 |
| Senior high school | 11 (15.7%) | 9 (12.9%) | 20 (14.3%) | ||
| College | 4 (5.7%) | 5 (7.1%) | 9 (6.4%) | ||
| Incomec | <1000 | 5(7.1%) | 8(11.4%) | 13 (9.3%) | 0.765 |
| 1000~2000 | 41(58.6%) | 39(55.7%) | 80 (57.1%) | ||
| >2000 | 24(34.3%) | 23(32.9%) | 47 (33.6%) | ||
| Endovascular Stentsb | 1 | 15 (21.4%) | 20 (28.6%) | 35 (25.0%) | 0.499 |
| 2 | 34 (48.6%) | 34 (48.5%) | 68 (48.6%) | ||
| ≥3 | 21 (30.0%) | 16 (22.9%) | 37 (26.4%) | ||
| Comorbidityb | Yes | 56 (80.0%) | 52 (74.3%) | 108 (77.1%) | 0.581 |
| No | 14 (20.0%) | 18 (25.7%) | 32 (22.9%) | ||
| Smokingb | Never | 11 (15.7%) | 8 (11.4%) | 19 (13.6%) | 0.472 |
| Before | 29 (41.4%) | 25 (35.7%) | 54 (38.6%) | ||
| Yes | 30 (42.9%) | 37 (52.9%) | 67 (47.8%) | ||
| Systolic blood pressured | 127.5(110.0–138.0) | 130(120.0–140.0) | 0.095 | ||
| Diastolic blood pressured | 75.0(70.0–84.0) | 80(70.0–86.25) | 0.058 | ||
| Total cholesterola | 4.21±1.33 | 4.43±1.24 | -1.402 | 0.163 | |
| Triglyceridea | 1.82±1.61 | 1.85±1.32 | -0.114 | 0.912 | |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterola | 1.15±0.34 | 1.21±0.49 | -1.119 | 0.263 | |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterola | 2.49±1.09 | 2.78±0.98 | -1.803 | 0.060 | |
| Body mass indexa | 23.34±2.85 | 24.66±4.32 | -0.864 | 0.412 | |
| Left ventricular ejection fractiona | 42.56±8.70 | 42.61±10.42 | 42.58±9.57 | 0.968 | |
aIndependent t-test was used to compare the means of two groups for a normally distributed data
bChi-square test was used to compare the proportion of two groups for categorical data
cFisher's exact (2-sided) test was used to compare the proportion of two groups for categorical data (if the expected value of each cell was less than five)
dMann-Whitney U test was used to compare the medians of two groups for a skewed data