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Table 3 Comparison of demographic characteristics between the intervention and control groups

From: The effect of patient education based on health belief model on hospital readmission preventive behaviors and readmission rate in patients with a primary diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome: a quasi-experimental study

Variable

Group

Results

Control

Intervention

Mean

SD*

Mean

SD*

Age

54.53

19.9

51.56

37.8

t = −1.68

df = 68

Sig = .096

High blood pressure

71.139

25.20

57.135

38.23

t = .792

df = 68

Sig = .431

Low blood pressure

29.82

78.33

00.87

3.17

t = −.737

df = 68

Sig = .464

High-density lipoprotein

20.48

10.18

3.44

98.20

t = .891

df = 68

Sig = .376

Low-density lipoprotein

43.113

47.40

63.109

5.53

t = .420

df = 68

Sig = .676

Triglycerides

54.150

28.42

89.137

70.27

t = 1.481

df = 68

Sig = .143

Cholesterol

60.200

61.45

66.208

1.51

t = −.697

df = 68

Sig = .488

Weight

56.78

78.10

57.75

71.7

t = 1.327

df = 68

Sig = .189

Height

29.167

9.7

74.164

47.8

t = 1.355

df = 68

Sig = .180

  1. *Standard Deviation