Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the two intervention and control groups
Group | Total | Intervention | Control | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
Sex | Male | 93(98.9) | 47(100) | 46(97.9) | 0.5* |
Female | 1(1.1) | 0(0) | 1(2.1) | ||
Education | Academic | 16(17) | 6(12.8) | 10(21.3) | |
Secondary | 30(31.9) | 16(34) | 14(29.7) | 0.471* | |
Elementary and secondary school | 48(51.1) | 25(53.2) | 23(49.1) | ||
Marital status | Single | 3(3.2) | 1(2.1) | 2(4.3) | 0.557* |
Married | 91(96.8) | 46(97.9) | 45(95.7) | ||
Occupation | Self-employed, housewife, worker | 53(56.4) | 25(53.2) | 28(59.5) | 0.914* |
Employee and retired | 41(43.6) | 22(46.8) | 19(40.4) | ||
History of myocardial infarction | Yes | 13(14.1) | 6 (13) | 7 (15.2) | 0.765* |
No | 79(85.9) | 40 (87) | 39(84.8) | ||