Table 1 Baseline characteristics (N = 132)
Variables | Intervention group | Control group | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 66) (%) | (n = 66) (%) | ||
Gender | |||
Male | 23 (34.8) | 24 (36.4) | 0.856 |
Female | 43 (65.2) | 42 (63.6) | |
Age | |||
60–69 years | 56 (84.8) | 55 (83.3) | 0.357 |
70–79 years | 10 (15.2) | 9 (13.6) | |
≥80 years | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.1) | |
Educational level | |||
Illiteracy | 2 (3.0) | 3 (4.5) | 0.790 |
Primary school | 53 (80.3) | 48 (72.8) | |
Secondary school | 8 (12.2) | 9 (13.7) | |
Vocational school | 2 (3.0) | 3 (4.5) | |
Bachelor degree | 1 (1.5) | 3 (4.5) | |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | |||
Mean (S.D.) | 25.30 (3.57) | 26.63 (4.37) | 0.057 |
Min-max | 17.95–34.60 | 18.93–36.50 | |
Health insurance | |||
Universal coverage | 55 (83.4) | 59 (89.4) | 0.643 |
Universal coverage (other) | 3 (4.5) | 2 (3.0) | |
Government/state enterprise officer | 7 (10.6) | 5 (7.6) | |
No | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
Duration of being diabetes (years) | |||
Mean (S.D.) | 6.86 (5.16) | 8.42 (6.19) | 0.118 |
Min-max | 1–20 | 1–25 | |
Smoking | |||
Never | 57 (86.4) | 58 (87.8) | 0.474 |
Ever | 7 (10.6) | 4 (6.1) | |
Current smoker | 2 (3.0) | 4 (6.1) |