Table 1 Distribution of relative and absolute frequency of demographic variables in the Intervention and control groups
Variable | Intervention | control | Total | Test statistic | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
Sex | |||||
Male | 14(48.3) | 15(51.7) | 29(42.6) | 0.06 | 0.806 |
Female | 20(51.3) | 19(48.7) | 39(57.4) | ||
Employment | |||||
Housewife | 16(51.6) | 15(48.4) | 31(45.6) | 7.06 | 0.216 |
Employee | 4(28.6) | 10(71.4) | 14(20.6) | ||
Free | 9(69.2) | 4(30.8) | 12(19.1) | ||
Retired | 2(66.7) | 1(33.3) | 2(4.4) | ||
Unemployed | 0(0) | 2(100) | 7(2.9) | ||
Others | 3(60) | 1(33.3) | 5(7.4) | ||
Educational level | |||||
Under the diploma | 9(52.9) | 8(47.10 | 17(25) | 0.25 | 0.969 |
Diploma | 11(52.4) | 10(47.60 | 21(30.9) | ||
Associate Degree | 9(47.4) | 10(52.6) | 19(27.9) | ||
Masters | 5(45.5) | 6(54.5) | 11(16.2) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Single | 4(50) | 4(50) | 4(50) | 1.405 | 0.704 |
Married | 27(48.2) | 29(51.8) | 56(82.4) | ||
Divorced | 1(100) | 0(0) | 1(1.5) | ||
Widow | 2(66.7) | 1(33.3) | 3(4.4) | ||
Sufficient income | |||||
Yes | 10(55.6) | 8(44.4) | 18(26.5) | 0.339 | 0.844 |
No | 5(54.5) | 6(54.5) | 11(16.2) | ||
Somewhat | 19(48.7) | 20(51.3) | 39(57.4) | ||
Physical illness | |||||
Yes | 11(61.1) | 7(38.9) | 18(26.5) | 1.209 | 0.272 |
No | 23(46) | 27(54) | 50(73.5) | ||
Insurance | |||||
Has it | 23(45.1) | 28(54.9) | 51(75) | 1.961 | 0.161 |
Does not have | 11(64.7) | 6(35.3) | 17(25) | ||
Number of Deliveries | |||||
≤2 | 14(48.3) | 15(51.7) | 29() | 0.409 | 0.394 |
>2 | 6(60) | 4(40) | 10() | ||
Number of family members | |||||
≤3 | 18(47.4) | 20(52.6) | 38(55.9) | 0.239 | 0.625 |
>3 | 16(53.3) | 14(46.7) | 30(44.1) | ||
Family history of osteoporosis | |||||
Yes | 5(14.70) | 5(14.70) | 10(14.70) | 2 | 0.491 |
No | 19(55.84) | 22(64.71) | 41(60.30) | ||
Don’t Know | 10(29.41) | 7(20.58) | 17(25) | ||
Sun exposure | |||||
Under direct sunlight | 14(41.17) | 15(41.11) | 29(42.65) | 1 | 0.806 |
From behind the window | 20(58.82) | 19(55.88) | 39(57.35) | ||
Excessive consumption of coffee and tea | |||||
Yes | 15(44.11) | 18(52.94) | 33(48.53) | 1 | 0.467 |
No | 19(55.88) | 16(47.05) | 35(51.47) | ||
Smoking | |||||
Yes | 5(14.70) | 6(1.64) | 11(16.17) | 1 | 0.742 |
No | 29(85.29) | 28(82.35) | 57(83.33) | ||
Age | 41.1 ± 8.3 | 36.7 ± 7.1 | 38.9 ± 8.01 | 2.37 | 0.02 |
BMI | 26.2 ± 2.7 | 26.6 ± 4.1 | 26.6 ± 3.5 | 0.029 | 0.977 |