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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and outcome measures at baseline by group

From: Happy Family Kitchen II: a cluster randomized controlled trial of a community-based positive psychology family intervention for subjective happiness and health-related quality of life in Hong Kong

 

Group A (n = 419)

Group B (n = 409)

Group C (n = 433)

p Value

Age,a,b years

   

.000

 12–17

30 (7.3)

50 (12.7)

27 (6.5)

 

 18–34

60 (14.6)

95 (24.1)

118 (28.4)

 

 35–44

195 (47.3)

147 (37.3)

186 (44.8)

 

 45–54

77 (18.7)

72 (18.3)

52 (12.5)

 

 55–64

24 (5.8)

24 (6.1)

23 (5.5)

 

 65 or older

26 (6.3)

6 (1.5)

9 (2.2)

 

Sexa,b

   

.030

 Male

90 (21.5)

118 (28.9)

98 (22.7)

 

 Female

329 (78.5)

291 (71.1)

334 (77.3)

 

Education levela,b

   

.000

 None

9 (2.2)

7 (1.8)

6 (1.4)

 

 Primary

76 (18.6)

50 (12.7)

49 (11.8)

 

 Secondary

276 (67.5)

269 (68.4)

325 (78.5)

 

 Tertiary or above

48 (11.7)

67 (17.0)

34 (8.2)

 

Subjective happinessc,d (4 items, 1–7 scale)

4.67 (1.10)

4.72 (1.13)

4.70 (1.13)

.79

Health-related quality of lifec,d (12 items, 0–100 scale)

    

 Mental component

44.77 (8.75)

44.89 (9.20)

44.70 (8.94)

.96

 Physical component

47.01 (8.23)

47.65 (7.06)

47.71 (7.84)

.41

  1. Note. Younger participants (aged < 12 years) were excluded
  2. a n (%)
  3. b p Values were derived from Pearson’s χ2 test
  4. c Mean (SD)
  5. d p Values were derived by analysis of variance