Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of foot reflexology and control groups
| Variable | Foot reflexology group (n = 40) |
Control group (n = 40) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women age (mean ±SD) | 29.18 ± 4.93 | 29.10 ± 3.62 | 0.653* |
| Men age (mean ±SD) | 33.67 ± 4.31 | 33.05 ± 4.11 | 0.395* |
| Women education (mean ±SD) | 10.82 ± 3.35 | 9.58 ± 3.52 | 0.098* |
| Men education (mean ±SD) | 9.70 ± 3.79 | 10.25 ± 3.71 | 0.595* |
| Women job, count (%) | 0.210+ | ||
| Housewife | 39 (97.50%) | 39 (97.50%) | |
| Employee | 1 (2.50%) | 1 (2.50%) | |
| Men job, count (%) | 0.714+ | ||
| Manual worker | 17 (42.5%) | 16 (40%) | |
| Retired, Employee | 6 (15%) | 4 (10%) | |
| Farmer, Self-employed | 17 (42.5) | 20 (50%) | |
| Women weight (mean ±SD) | 71.30 ± 7.81 | 75.15 ± 1.02 | 0.201* |
| Dysmenorrhea, count (%) | 20 (50.0%) | 21 (52. 5%) | 0.823+ |
* Mann-Whitney test was used
+ Chi-square test was used