TABLE 3.
Demographic variables of participants in the intervention and control groups in the Tai Chi training study.
| Variables |
N (%) |
χ2 | p | ||
| Summary | Intervention group | Control group | |||
| Gender | 43 | 21 | 22 | 0.410 | 0.522 |
| Male | 3 (7.0) | 2 (9.5) | 1 (4.5) | ||
| Female | 40 (93.0) | 19 (90.5) | 21 (95.5) | ||
| Age | 43 | 21 | 22 | 5.895 | 0.317 |
| ≤25 | 22 (51.2) | 10 (47.6) | 12 (54.5) | ||
| 26–30 | 10 (23.3) | 6 (28.6) | 4 (18.2) | ||
| 31–35 | 3 (7.0) | 0 | 3 (13.6) | ||
| 36–40 | 3 (7.0) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (9.1) | ||
| 41–45 | 4 (9.3) | 3 (14.3) | 1 (4.5) | ||
| ≥46 | 1 (2.3) | 1 (4.8) | 0 | ||
| Working years | 43 | 21 | 22 | 4.312 | 0.505 |
| ≤5 | 28 (65.1) | 14 (66.7) | 14 (63.6) | ||
| 6–10 | 5 (11.6) | 1 (4.8) | 4 (18.2) | ||
| 11–15 | 1 (2.3) | 1 (4.8) | 0 | ||
| 16–20 | 5 (11.6) | 3 (14.3) | 2 (9.1) | ||
| ≥21 | 4 (9.3) | 2 (9.5) | 2 (9.1) | ||
| Marital status | 43 | 21 | 22 | 0.043 | 0.835 |
| Single | 28 (65.1) | 14 (66.7) | 14 (63.6) | ||
| Married | 15 (34.9) | 7 (33.3) | 8 (36.4) | ||
| Number of children | 43 | 21 | 22 | 1.111 | 0.774 |
| None | 30 (69.8) | 14 (66.7) | 16 (72.7) | ||
| 1 | 10 (23.3) | 5 (23.8) | 5 (22.7) | ||
| ≥2 | 3 (7.0) | 2 (9.5) | 1 (4.5) | ||
| Living situation | 43 | 21 | 22 | 2.355 | 0.308 |
| With family number | 17 (39.5) | 7 (33.3) | 10 (45.5) | ||
| Co-living | 21 (48.8) | 10 (47.6) | 11 (50.0) | ||
| Alone | 5 (11.6) | 4 (19.0) | 1 (4.5) | ||