Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study groups.
| Intervention group (n = 50) |
Control group (n = 50) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age, years | 59.7 (4.9) | 60.0 (4.0) | 0.67 |
| Women, n (%) | 41 (82.0) | 39 (78.0) | 0.62 |
| Educational level | 0.64 | ||
| Secondary education, n (%) | 3 (6.0) | 1 (2.0) | |
| College, n (%) | 17 (34.0) | 14 (28.0) | |
| Incomplete higher education, n (%) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.0) | |
| Higher education, n (%) | 29 (58.0) | 34 (68.0) | |
| Body weight, kg | 82.0 (14.0) | 81.8 (11.0) | 0.96 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 30.6 (4.1) | 30.2 (4.0) | 0.62 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 96.3 (10.2) | 95.9 (8.7) | 0.82 |
| Fat mass, kg | 29.6 (7.8) | 29.3 (7.5) | 0.85 |
| Lean mass, kg | 52.4 (10.3) | 52.4 (9.2) | 0.99 |
| Systolic BP, mmHg | 148.21 (20.0) | 147.7 (19.0) | 0.93 |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg | 85.6 (9.5) | 84.9 (8.8) | 0.71 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/l | 6.4 (1.2) | 5.9 (0.9) | 0.04 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/l | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.5 (0.3) | 0.59 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/l | 4.2 (1.0) | 4.0 (0.8) | 0.33 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/l | 1.7 (0.9) | 1.4 (0.5) | 0.03 |
| Fasting blood glucose, mmol/l | 5.5 (0.6) | 5.2 (0.7) | 0.04 |
BP blood pressure; HDL high density lipoprotein; LDL low density lipoprotein. Numbers are mean (SD), unless otherwise stated.