Table 1: Demographic/Clinical Characteristics of study participants.

 Demo characteristics

 

GROUP

Exp

Freq (%)

Control

Freq (%)

Total (%)

Freq N (%)

χ2

 

p-val

 

Gender

Male

79 (39.9)

84 (45.7)

163 (42.7)

1.29

0.256

 

Female

119 (60.1)

100 (54.3)

219 (57.3)

 

 

 

Total

198 (51.8)

184 (48.2)

382 (100%)

 

 

Type of treatment

Oral hypoglycemic

160 (80.8)

150 (81.5)

310 (81.2)

4.898

0.086

 

Insulin

5 (2.5)

12 (6.5)

17 (4.5)

 

 

 

Both

33 (16.7)

22 (12.0)

55 (14.4)

 

 

 

Total

198 (51.8)

184 (48.2)

382 (100%)

 

 

Have high BP

Yes

123 (62.1)

109 (59.2)

232 (60.7)

0.332

0.564

 

No

75 (37.9)

75 (40.8)

150 (39.3)

 

 

 

Total

198 (51.8)

184 (41.2)

382 (100%)

 

 

Currently taking medication

Yes

117 (59.1)

104 (56.5)

221 (57.9)

0.592

0.744

 

No

6 (3.0)

5 (2.7)

11 (2.9)

 

 

 

Total

123 (62.1)

109 (59.2)

232 (60.7)

 

 

Characteristic

Group

N

Mean

SD

T-test

P -value

Age

Exp

198

58.52

11.4

1.866

0.063

 

Control

184

56.29

11.92

1.863