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Demographics of the pilot study groups
| Variable | Patient group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Intervention | Control | Overall | |
| Patients (n) | 529 | 523 | 1052 |
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| Age (years) | |||
| Mean | 52 | 53 | |
| Median | 53 | 54 | |
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| Age group [n (%)] | |||
| 30–39 Years | 36 (6.8) | 42 (8.0) | 78 (7.4) |
| 40–49 Years | 149 (28.2) | 142 (27.1) | 291 (27.7) |
| 50–59 Years | 225 (42.5) | 206 (39.4) | 431 (41.0) |
| 60–69 Years | 119 (22.5) | 133 (25.4) | 252 (23.9) |
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| Residence | |||
| Urban | 268 (50.7) | 261 (49.9) | 529 (50.3) |
| Rural | 261 (49.3) | 262 (50.1) | 523 (49.7) |
