Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the participants
| Variables | Intervention group N (%) / mean ± SD |
Control group N (%) / mean ± SD |
Total N (%) / mean ± SD |
P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 2 (8.3) | 1.000 |
| Female | 11 (91.7) | 11 (91.7) | 22 (91.7) | |
| Age, years | 49.62 ± 15.43 | 43.70 ± 11.65 | 46.70 ± 13.71 | 0.300 |
| Height | 159.00 ± 7.02 | 161.01 ± 6.45 | 160.11 ± 6.70 | 0.458 |
| Weight | 64.52 ± 12.20 | 69.55 ± 10.61 | 67.02 ± 11.52 | 0.305 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 2 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (8.3) | 0.478 |
| Married | 10 (83.3) | 12 (100) | 22 (91.7) | |
| Education | ||||
| HSD > | 9 (75.0) | 7 (58.3) | 16 (66.7) | 0.676 |
| HSD | 2 (16.7) | 3 (25.0) | 5 (20.8) | |
| BS ≤ | 1 (8.3) | 2 (16.7) | 3 (12.5) | |
| Income | ||||
| Not sufficient | 3 (25.0) | 5 (41.7) | 8 (33.3) | 0.667 |
| Sufficient | 9 (75.0) | 7 (58.3) | 16 (66.7) | |
| Workload | ||||
| Medium | 11 (91.7) | 9 (75.0) | 20 (83.3) | 0.590 |
| Heavy | 1 (8.3) | 3 (25.0) | 4 (16.7) | |
| Type of job | ||||
| Mental | 2 (16.7) | 2 (16.7) | 4 (16.7) | 0.659 |
| Physical | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.6) | 12 (50.0) | |
| Both | 3 (25.0) | 5 (41.6) | 8 (33.3) | |
| PDH | ||||
| Yes | 7 (58.3) | 5 (41.7) | 12 (100) | 0.684 |
| No | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) | 12 (100) |
SD, Standard Deviation; HSD, High School Diploma; BS, Bachelor’s Degree; PDH, Past Disease History
*P < 0.05, obtained from Fisher’s Exact test