Table 1 The characteristic of patient’s demographic and clinical variables of 118 patients
Variables | Intervention (n = 59) | Control (n = 59) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex n (%) | Man | 31 (26.3) | 28 (23.7) | 0.09* |
Female | 22 (18.6) | 37(31.4) | ||
Education n (%) | Primary level | 36 (30.5) | 16 (13.6) | 0.46** |
Middle School | 13(11.0) | 4(3.4) | ||
Diploma | 3(2.5) | 4(3.4) | ||
Associate Degree | 2(1.7) | 0(0.0) | ||
Bachelor’s degree | 3(2.5) | 2(1.7) | ||
Master’s degree | 2(1.7) | 0(0.0) | ||
Job n (%) | housewife | 26 (22.0) | 35 | 0.05** |
Employee | 3 (2.5) | 1 (0.8) | ||
Part time job | 24 (20.3) | 23 (19.5) | ||
Other | 3 (2.5) | 3 (2.5) | ||
Marital status n (%) | Single | 4(3.4) | 5(4.2) | 0.77* |
Married | 47(39.8) | 47(39.8) | ||
Divorced | 1(0.8) | 0(0.0) | ||
Deceased wife | 7(5.9) | 7(5.9) | ||
Systolic blood pressurea (Mean ± SD) | 149.13 ± 11.3 | 146.61 ± 9.5 | 0.69*** | |
Diastolic blood pressurea (Mean ± SD) | 94.83 ± 12.4 | 95.59 ± 7.5 | 0.77*** | |
BMI (Mean ± SD) | 26.5 ± 3.8 | 25.8 ± 4.2 | 0.37*** | |
Duration of the morbidityb(Mean ± SD) | 6.63 ± 4.1 | 6.95 ± 4.6 | 0.16*** | |