Table 2 |
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The characteristics of the study sample |
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Total |
Intervention group (n = 200) |
Control group (n = 200) |
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No. (%) |
No. (%) |
No. (%) |
P |
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Age |
0.55 |
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60-64 |
255 (63.8) |
120 (65.0) |
125 (62.5) |
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|
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65-69 |
87 (21.7) |
34 (17.0) |
53 (26.5) |
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|
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70-74 |
47 (11.7) |
30 (15.0) |
17 (8.5) |
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≥ 75 |
11 (2.8) |
6 (3.0) |
5 (2.5) |
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Mean (SD) |
64.06 (4.48) |
63.93 (5.08) |
64.2 (3.8) |
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Gender |
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Female |
298 (74.5) |
144 (72.0) |
154 (77.0) |
0.81 |
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Male |
102 (25.5) |
56 (28.0) |
46 (23.0) |
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Education |
0.08 |
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Illiterate |
165 (41.2) |
82 (41.0) |
83 (41.5) |
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Primary |
143 (35.8) |
82 (41.0) |
61 (30.5) |
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Junior Secondary |
64 (17.0) |
23 (11.5) |
41 (20.5) |
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Senior Secondary & above |
28 (7.0) |
13 (6.5) |
15 (7.5) |
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Marital status |
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Married |
230 (55.0) |
120 (60.0) |
110 (55.0) |
0.45 |
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Never married/Divorced/widow |
170 (45.0) |
80 (40.0) |
90 (45.0) |
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Income |
0.03 |
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Low (0-3assets) |
306 (76.5) |
165 (82.5) |
141 (70.5) |
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Moderate (4-6 asset) |
65 (16.2) |
22 (11.0) |
43 (21.5) |
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High (8 or more assets) |
29 (7.3) |
13 (6.5) |
16 (8.0) |
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Employment status |
0.45 |
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Employed |
54 (13.5) |
31 (15.5) |
23 (21.5) |
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Housewife |
283 (70.8) |
133 (66.5) |
150 (70.0) |
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|
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Retired |
63 (15.7) |
36 (18.0) |
27 (13.5) |
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|
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BMI |
0.79 |
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< 25 |
106 (26.5) |
56 (28.0) |
50 (25.0) |
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|
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25-29 |
192 (48) |
94 (47.0) |
98 (49.0) |
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≥ 30 |
103 (25.5) |
50 (25.0) |
52 (26.0) |
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Salehi et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:123 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-123 |
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