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. 2020 Sep 10;20:339. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01722-5

Table 1.

Baseline demographic characteristics

		Total		Intervention		Control
		Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	p-value.
Gender	Male	34	45.30%	20	54.10%	14	36.80%	.13^a
	Female	41	54.70%	17	45.90%	24	63.20%
	Total	75	100.00%	37	100.00%	38	100.00%
Marital status	Single	6	8.00%	3	8.10%	3	7.90%	.25^a
	Married	28	37.30%	15	40.50%	13	34.20%
	Divorced	3	4.00%	3	8.10%	0	0.00%
	Widowed	38	50.70%	16	43.20%	22	57.90%
	Total	75	100.00%	37	100.00%	38	100.00%
Education level	No formal education	20	26.70%	8	21.60%	12	31.60%	.40^a
	Primary	30	40.00%	14	37.80%	16	42.10%
	Secondary	20	26.70%	11	29.70%	9	23.70%
	Tertiary	5	6.70%	4	10.80%	1	2.60%
	Others	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	Total	75	100.00%	37	100.00%	38	100.00%
Pain	No	31	41.30%	16	43.20%	15	39.50%	.74^a
	Yes	44	58.70%	21	56.80%	23	60.50%
	Total	75	100.00%	37	100.00%	38	100.00%
Hypertension	No	14	18.70%	6	16.20%	8	21.10%	.59^a
	Yes	61	81.30%	31	83.80%	30	78.90%
	Total	75	100.00%	37	100.00%	38	100.00%
Diabetes mellitus	No	45	60.00%	19	51.40%	26	68.40%	.13^a
	Yes	30	40.00%	18	48.60%	12	31.60%
	Total	75	100.00%	37	100.00%	38	100.00%
Stroke	No	68	90.70%	36	97.30%	32	84.20%	.11^b
	Yes	7	9.30%	1	2.70%	6	15.80%
	Total	75	100.00%	37	100.00%	38	100.00%
Cancer	No	69	92.00%	33	89.20%	36	94.70%	.43^b
	Yes	6	8.00%	4	10.80%	2	5.30%
	Total	75	100.00%	37	100.00%	38	100.00%
Arthritis	No	70	93.30%	33	89.20%	37	97.40%	.20^b
	Yes	5	6.70%	4	10.80%	1	2.60%
	Total	75	100.00%	37	100.00%	38	100.00%
Depression	No	73	97.30%	36	97.30%	37	97.40%	1.00^b
	Yes	2	2.70%	1	2.70%	1	2.60%
	Total	75	100.00%	37	100.00%	38	100.00%

a = Pearson Chi-square test; b = Fisher’s exact test; *p < .05