Table 1. Baseline demographic characteristics of participants (N = 49).

Characteristic	Experimental (n = 25)	Control (n = 24)	P
Gender, n (%)			0.056
Male	15 (60.0)	8 (33.3)
Female	10 (40.0)	16 (66.7)
Age, n (%)			0.080
to 29 years	0 (0.0)	1 (4.2)
to 49 years	4 (16.0)	2 (8.3)
to 59 years	10 (40.0)	3 (12.5)
to 69 years	11 (44.0)	16 (66.7)
to 79 years	0 (0.0)	2 (8.3)
Marital status, n (%)			0.475
Single	4 (16.0)	3 (12.5)
Married/stable relationship	16 (64.0)	14 (58.3)
Divorced	2 (8.0)	3 (12.5)
Widow(er)	3 (12.0)	4 (16.7)
Years of study, n (%)			0.238
to 4	1 (4.0)	4 (16.7)
to 8	9 (36.0)	11 (45.8)
to 11	11 (44.0)	5 (20.8)
or more	4 (16.0)	4 (16.7)
Is retired, n (%)			0.232
Yes	12 (48.0)	15 (62.5)
No	13 (52.0)	9 (37.5)
Household income, n (%)			0.103
None	0 (0.0)	4 (16.7)
Up to 1 minimum wage	7 (28.0)	5 (20.8)
to 3 minimum wages	17 (68.0)	12 (50.0)
to 5 minimum wages	1 (4.0)	3 (12.5)