Table 1 Comparisons of patient demographics
Characteristic | Experimental group | Control group | X 2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N=600) n % | (N=600) n % | |||||
Gender | 0.03 | .862 | ||||
Male | 286 | 47.7 | 289 | 48.2 | ||
Female | 314 | 52.3 | 311 | 51.8 | ||
Mean age (years) | 60.6 ± 13.96 | 62.8 ± 13.31 | ||||
Age (years) | 10.56 | .061 | ||||
≤ 45 | 86 | 14.3 | 55 | 9.1 | ||
46-55 | 144 | 24.0 | 145 | 24.2 | ||
56-65 | 151 | 25.2 | 160 | 26.7 | ||
66-75 | 110 | 18.3 | 105 | 17.5 | ||
76+ | 109 | 18.2 | 135 | 22.5 | ||
Marital status | 2.47 | .116 | ||||
Single | 30 | 5.0 | 43 | 7.2 | ||
Married | 570 | 95.0 | 557 | 92.8 | ||
Education | 1.28 | .258 | ||||
< High school | 313 | 52.2 | 332 | 55.4 | ||
High school | 287 | 47.8 | 267 | 44.6 | ||