Table 1 Baseline characteristics of intervention participants and controls
Variable | Intervention group (n = 176) | Control group (n = 199) | pvalue 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age: mean (SD) years | 65.80 (2.95) | 65.75 (3.19) | 0.884 |
Gender: male | 93 (52.8%) | 101 (50.8%) | 0.686 |
Relationship status: with partner | 128 (72.7%) | 159 (79.9%) | 0.102 |
Work status: working | 77 (43.8%) | 80 (40.2%) | 0.487 |
Co-morbidity 2: yes | 129 (73.3%) | 139 (69.8%) | 0.461 |
Education level: primary school | 8 (4.5%) | 16 (8.0%) | 0.483 |
secondary school | 83 (47.2%) | 91 (45.7%) | |
trade certificate/diploma | 48 (27.3%) | 57 (28.6%) | |
university | 37 (21.0%) | 35 (17.6%) | |
Financial struggle: never | 24 (13.6%) | 25 (12.6%) | 0.951 |
sometimes | 115 (65.3%) | 131 (65.8%) | |
always | 37 (21.0%) | 43 (21.6%) | |
Alcohol drinking: yes | 116 (65.9%) | 137 (68.8%) | 0.545 |
Smoking status: never | 97 (55.1%) | 94 (47.2%) | 0.283 |
former | 69 (39.2%) | 94 (47.2%) | |
current | 10 (5.7%) | 11 (5.5%) | Â |