Table 1.
The baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of two groups
| Group | Mean±SEM | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Variables | Intervention | Placebo | |
| Age | 51.6±1.18 | 53.71±1.33 | 0.092* |
| Height | 165.97±1.61 | 166.43±1.99 | 0.856* |
| Weight change | 1.33±0.15 | 1.46±0.13 | 0.523* |
| Weight change (%) | |||
| Increase | 7 (23) | 3 (10) | 0.339** |
| Decrease | 6 (20) | 9 (32) | |
| Stable | 17 (57) | 16 (58) | |
| Marital status (%) | |||
| Single | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 0.36*** |
| Married | 27 (90) | 25 (89) | |
| Etc. | 3 (10) | 1 (4) | |
| Gender (%) | |||
| Male | 17 (57) | 12 (43) | 0.293** |
| Female | 13 (43) | 16 (57) | |
| Cigarette (%) | |||
| No | 28 (93) | 27 (96) | 0.526*** |
| Yes | 2 (7) | 1 (4) | |
| Past medical history (%) | |||
| No | 16 (54) | 19 (68) | 0.259** |
| Yes | 14 (46) | 9 (32) | |
| Duration heart disease (year) (%) | |||
| <1 | 14 (46) | 14 (50) | 0.504** |
| More than 1 | 16 (54) | 14 (50) | |
*Independent t-test; **Chi-square test; ***Fisher’s exact test. SEM=Standard error of the mean