Table 1 Baseline characteristics of intervention participants and controls
Variables | Tota (n = 280) | Intervention group (n = 139) | Control group (n = 141) | p a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.449 |
 Female | 209 (74.6%) | 101 (72.7%) | 108 (76.6%) |  |
 Male | 71 (25.4%) | 38 (27.3%) | 33 (23.4%) |  |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | 0.326 |
 Secondary school or below | 143 (51.1%) | 77 (55.4%) | 66 (46.8%) |  |
 Trade certificate/diploma | 57 (20.4%) | 27 (19.4%) | 30 (21.3%) |  |
 University | 80 (28.5%) | 35 (25.2%) | 45 (31.9%) |  |
Relationship status | Â | Â | Â | 0.024 |
 No partner | 103 (36.8%) | 42 (30.2%) | 61 (43.3%) |  |
 With partner | 177 (63.2%) | 97 (69.8%) | 80 (56.7%) |  |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | 0.827 |
 Never | 171 (61.1%) | 84 (60.4%) | 87 (61.7%) |  |
 Former/current | 109 (38.9%) | 55 (39.6%) | 54 (38.3%) |  |
Co-morbidity b | Â | Â | Â | 0.116 |
 No | 41 (14.6%) | 25 (18.0%) | 16 (11.3%) |  |
 Yes | 239 (85.4%) | 114 (82.0%) | 125 (88.7%) |  |
Age: mean (SD) years | 72 (5.2) | 72.71 (5.02) | 71.88 (5.39) | 0.186 |
Height: mean (SD) m | 1.6 (0.1) | 1.63 (0.09) | 1.64 (0.10) | 0.504 |