TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics
| Phone counselling (n = 15) | Video counselling (n = 15) | Traditional follow‐up (n = 16) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 39.9 ± 10.0 | 45.5 ± 7.0 | 42.6 ± 10.1 | 0.210 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.9 ± 2.8 | 32.3 ± 2.5 | 33.2 ± 2.9 | 0.762 |
| Gender (%) | 0.105 | |||
| Male | 40.0 | 33.3 | 37.5 | |
| Female | 60.0 | 66.7 | 62.5 | |
| Education level (%) | ||||
| Primary school | 20.0 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 0.503 |
| Secondary school | 53.3 | 53.3 | 50.0 | |
| University and above | 26.7 | 20.0 | 25.0 | |
| Comorbid diseases (%) | ||||
| Hypertension | 13.3 | 6.7 | ‐ | 0.415 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 13.3 | 20.0 | 18.8 | |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | – | 6,7 | 6.25 | |
| Active smoking (%) | 16.6 | 16.6 | 12.5 | 0.209 |
| COVID‐19+ history (%)a | 26.6 | 20.0 | 31.2 | 0.338 |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.
a
More than 6 months.