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Table 1 Comparing demographic characteristics between the two groups

From: Effect of Leventhal’s self-regulatory intervention on the hypertensive patients’ illness perception and lifestyle: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

Group

Control

N = 42

Intervention

N = 41

P- valuea

M ± SD

Age

55.1 ± 6

52.5 ± 6.8

0.07

Gender;

N (%)

Male

9(21.4)

4(9.8)

0.1

Female

33(77.6)

37(90.2)

Education;

N (%)

Under Diploma

32(76.2)

34(82.9)

0.3

Diploma

10(23.8)

7(17.1)

Job;

N (%)

Home maker

30(71.4)

36(87.8)

0.4

Others

12(28.6)

5(12.2)

Family history; N (%)

Yes

31(73.8)

30(73.2)

0.5

No

11(26.2)

11(26.8)

Personal history (month)

M ± SD

88.5 ± 66.6

69.2 ± 44.4

0.1

  1. M ± SD Mean ± Standard deviation, N (%) Frequency (percent)
  2. P- valuea are based on Independent sample t-test for Age variables and Chi- square test for others variables