Table 1.
Baseline Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study Population.
| Variables | Control Group (n = 33) |
Intervention Group (n =
34) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | P25 | P75 | Mean (SD) | P25 | P75 | |
| Age (years) | 48.33 ± 7.72 | 41 | 54 | 51.32 ± 10.15 | 44 | 59.25 |
| N | % | N | % | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||||
| Normal weight | 17 | 51.52 | 12 | 35.29 | ||
| Overweight | 7 | 21.21 | 10 | 29.41 | ||
| Obese | 9 | 27.27 | 12 | 35.29 | ||
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 20 | 60.61 | 19 | 55.88 | ||
| Rural | 13 | 39.39 | 15 | 44.12 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Up to primary school | 15 | 45.45 | 16 | 47.06 | ||
| Secondary school | 7 | 21.21 | 6 | 17.65 | ||
| University degree | 11 | 33.33 | 12 | 35.29 | ||
| Income level | ||||||
| Low | 13 | 39.39 | 11 | 32.35 | ||
| Middle | 20 | 60.61 | 23 | 67.65 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 4 | 12.12 | 8 | 23.53 | ||
| With partner | 26 | 78.79 | 23 | 67.65 | ||
| Divorced/widowed | 3 | 9.09 | 3 | 8.82 | ||
| Employment/labor condition | ||||||
| Unemployed | 9 | 27.27 | 10 | 29.41 | ||
| Employed | 23 | 69.70 | 23 | 67.65 | ||
| Retired | 1 | 3.03 | 1 | 2.94 | ||
| Type of occupation | ||||||
| Sedentary | 10 | 30.30 | 7 | 20.59 | ||
| Standing | 17 | 51.52 | 12 | 35.29 | ||
| Physical work | 6 | 18.18 | 15 | 44.12 | ||
| Tobacco habit | ||||||
| Never smoked | 10 | 30.30 | 17 | 50.00 | ||
| Ex-smoker | 17 | 51.52 | 10 | 29.41 | ||
| Current smoker | 6 | 18.18 | 7 | 20.59 | ||
| Alcohol | ||||||
| No | 6 | 18.2 | 6 | 17.6 | ||
| Yes | 27 | 81.8 | 28 | 82.4 | ||
| Physical activity | ||||||
| No | 20 | 60.61 | 15 | 44.12 | ||
| Yes | 13 | 39.39 | 19 | 55.88 | ||
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; P, percentile; BMI, body mass index.