Table 1 Baseline characteristics of intervention and control participants (n = 337)
Variable | Intervention group (n = 175) | Control group (n = 162) | P a |
|---|---|---|---|
Age: mean (standard deviation), years | 57.57 (4.93) | 57.23 (4.87) | 0.52 |
Weight: mean (standard deviation), kg | 60.18 (7.70) | 60.32 (7.82) | 0.88 |
Body mass index: mean (standard deviation) | 24.97 (1.92) | 25.21 (2.29) | 0.36 |
Waist circumference: mean (standard deviation), cm | 87.12 (5.62) | 87.59 (6.22) | 0.47 |
Hip circumference: mean (standard deviation), cm | 94.27 (4.77) | 93.70 (6.04) | 0.33 |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.36 |
 Female | 144 (82.3%) | 127 (78.4%) |  |
 Male | 31 (17.7%) | 35 (21.6%) |  |
Education level | Â | Â | 0.29 |
 Primary school or below | 14 (8.0%) | 17 (10.5%) |  |
 Secondary school | 89 (50.9%) | 94 (58.0%) |  |
 High school | 45 (25.7%) | 34 (21.0%) |  |
 College or university | 27 (15.4%) | 17 (10.5%) |  |
Relationship status | Â | Â | 0.99 |
 No partner | 15 (8.6%) | 15 (9.3%) |  |
 With partner | 160 (91.4%) | 147 (90.7%) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | 0.55 |
 Farmer or manual worker | 41 (23.4%) | 49 (30.2%) |  |
 Office job | 11 (6.3%) | 8 (4.9%) |  |
 Retired | 55 (31.4%) | 50 (30.9%) |  |
 Business | 18 (10.3%) | 11 (6.8%) |  |
 Home duties and others | 50 (28.6%) | 44 (27.2%) |  |
Smoking status | Â | Â | 0.58 |
 Never | 154 (88.0%) | 138 (85.2%) |  |
 Former | 10 (5.7%) | 14 (8.6%) |  |
 Current smoker | 11 (6.3%) | 10 (6.2%) |  |
Alcohol drinking | Â | Â | 0.30 |
 No | 145 (82.9%) | 127 (78.4%) |  |
 Yes | 30 (17.1%) | 35 (21.6%) |  |