Table 1.
Comparison of the demographic variables in the study groups.
| Variables | Groups | P valued | |||
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| Peppermint N (%) | Lavender N (%) | Control N (%) | |||
| Age (years) | 33–43 | 5 (14.3) | 3 (8.6) | 4 (11.4) | 0.629 |
| 44–54 | 8 (22.9) | 14 (40.0) | 12 (34.3) | ||
| 55–65 | 22 (62.9) | 18 (51.4) | 19 (54.3) | ||
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| Gender | Female | 9 (25.7) | 7 (20.0) | 5 (14.3) | 0.490 |
| Male | 26 (74.3) | 28 (80.0) | 30 (85.7) | ||
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| Marital status | Single | 5 (14.3) | 8 (22.9) | 7 (20.0) | 0.490 |
| Married | 30 (85.7) | 27 (77.1) | 28 (80.0) | ||
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| BMI (kg/m2) | ≥18.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.434 |
| 18.51–24.99 | 5 (14.3) | 9 (25.7) | 8 (22.9) | ||
| 25–29.99 | 18 (51.4) | 20 (57.1) | 20 (57.1) | ||
| 30≤ | 12 (34.3) | 6 (17.1) | 7 (20.0) | ||
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| Job | Self-employment | 10 (28.6) | 8 (22.9) | 11 (31.4) | 0.744 |
| Retired | 18 (51.4) | 19 (54.3) | 20 (57.1) | ||
| Housekeeper | 7 (20.0) | 8 (22.9) | 4 (11.4) | ||
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| Education status | Nonacademic | 27 (77.1) | 26 (74.3) | 28 (80.0) | 0.850 |
| Academic | 8 (22.9) | 9 (25.7) | 7 (20.0) | ||
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| Place of residence | City | 22 (62.8) | 24 (68.6) | 26 (74.3) | 0.588 |
| Village | 13 (37.1) | 11 (31.4) | 9 (25.7) | ||
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| Type of cardiac disease | MI† | 9 (25.7) | 7 (20.0) | 10 (28.6) | 0.865 |
| CAD‡ | 20 (57.1) | 19 (54.3) | 18 (51.4) | ||
| CHF§ | 6 (17.1) | 9 (25.7) | 7 (20.0) | ||
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| Diabetes history | Yes | 17 (48.6) | 14 (40.0) | 16 (45.7) | 0.764 |
| No | 18 (51.4) | 21 (60.0) | 19 (54.3) | ||
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| MI history | Yes | 16 (45.7) | 14 (40.0) | 12 (34.3) | 0.621 |
| No | 19 (54.3) | 21 (60.0) | 23 (65.7) | ||
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| Inhalation aromatherapy history | Yes | 14 (40.0) | 10 (28.6) | 12 (34.3) | 0.602 |
| No | 21 (60.0) | 25 (71.4) | 23 (65.7) | ||
†Myocardial infarction; ‡coronary artery diseases; §congestive heart failure; dbased on chi-square test.