Table 2.

Baseline data comparison results between the intervention group and the control group

Value		Intervention group (n = 29)		Control group (n = 30)		Statistics	P-value
		n	%	n	%
Gender	Male	16	55.17	14	46.67	0.427 a	0.514
	Female	13	44.83	16	53.33
Age	60 ~ 69	19	65.52	26	86.67	3.644 a	0.056
	≥70	10	34.48	4	13.33
Marital status	Married	28	96.55	30	100	1.052 a	0.492
	No spouse	1	3.45	0	0
Children number	0 ~ 1	11	37.93	13	43.33	0.178 a	0.792
	≥2	18	62.07	17	56.67
Education	Illiteracy	7	24.14	6	20.00	−0.109b	0.913
	Primary school	0	0	1	3.33
	Junior high school	10	34.48	7	23.33
	High school or secondary school	4	13.79	10	33.33
	College	3	10.34	3	10.00
	Undergraduate and above	5	17.24	3	10.00
Suffering from chronic diseases	Yes	13	44.83	16	53.33	0.427 a	0.606
	No	16	55.17	14	46.67
Living with children	Yes	17	58.62	20	66.67	0.408 a	0.596
	No	12	41.38	10	33.33
Primary caregiver	Self-care	19	65.52	21	70.00	0.136 a	0.785
	No self-care	10	34.48	9	30.00
Public officials	Yes	4	13.79	13	43.33	5.519 c	0.009
	No	25	86.20	17	56.67
Monthly income	<1000	6	20.69	2	6.67	−0.008b	0.994
	1000 ~ 1999	2	6.90	5	16.67
	2000 ~ 3999	10	34.48	14	46.67
	≥4000	11	37.93	9	30.00
Self-care ability	Fully self-care	28	96.55	30	100	1.052 a	0.492
	Not fully self-sufficient	1	3.45	0	0
Smoking frequency	Never	26	89.65	28	93.33	−0.518b	0.604
	1-2 days a week	1	3.45	1	3.33
	3-4 days a week	0	0	0	0
	Every day	2	6.90	1	3.33
Drinking frequency	Never	25	86.20	24	80.00	−0.592b	0.554
	1-2 days a week	1	3.45	5	16.67
	3-4 days a week	1	3.45	0	0
	Every day	2	6.90	1	3.33
Exercise frequency	Never	5	17.24	10	33.33	−1.753b	0.080
	1-2 days a week	2	6.90	3	10.00
	3-4 days a week	1	3.45	2	6.67
	Every day	21	72.41	15	50.00

^aThe chi-square test is used, and the statistic is χ²-value

^bThe rank sum test is used, and the statistic is the Z-value

^cThe covariance analysis is used, and the statistic is the F-value