Table 1a.

Study patients characteristics

Parameters	Control group (n=38), n (%)	Intervention group (n=34), n (%)	P*
Age (years)	45.50 (31.5-50)	47.50 (35.75-56)	0.106
Height (cm)	158.5 (148.4-167.6)	159.7 (152.5-168.9)	0.463
Male (%)	19 (50-50.0)	19 (55.9-50.0)	0.618
Female (%)	19 (50-55.9)	15 (44.1-44.1)
Total (%)	38 (100-52.8)	34 (100-47.2)
Level of education (%)
Illiterate	2 (5.3-66.7)	1 (2.9-33.3)	0.69
Upto 12th class	14 (36.8-56)	11 (32.4-44.0)
Graduate	17 (44.7-54.8)	14 (41.2-45.2)
Postgraduate	5 (13.2-38.5)	8 (23.5-61.5)
Total	38 (100-52.8)	34 (100.0-47.2)

*Pearson’s Chi-square test applied