Group | Control | Intervention | P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Frequency | Frequency percentage | Frequency | Frequency percentage | ||
Sex | Female | 17.0 | 35.4 | 11.0 | 22.9 | 0.26 |
Male | 31.0 | 64.6 | 37.0 | 77.1 | ||
Place of residence | The capital (Shiraz) | 12.0 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 18.8 | 0.34 |
Cities | 24.0 | 50.0 | 31.0 | 64.6 | ||
Villages | 12.0 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 16.7 | ||
Level of education | Illiterate | 9.0 | 18.8 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 0.96 |
Primary school | 11.0 | 22.9 | 12.0 | 25.0 | ||
High school | 5.0 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 10.4 | ||
Diploma | 17.0 | 35.4 | 19.0 | 39.6 | ||
Academic | 6.0 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 8.3 | ||
Occupation | Self-employed | 15.0 | 31.3 | 16.0 | 33.3 | 0.64 |
Employed | 6.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 6.3 | ||
Unemployed | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 4.2 | ||
Retired | 14.0 | 29.2 | 18.0 | 37.5 | ||
Homemaker | 11.0 | 22.9 | 8.0 | 16.7 | ||
Student | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
History of underlying diseases | Diabetes | 2.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 0.57 |
Hyperlipidemia | 5.0 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 8.3 | ||
Hypertension | 6.0 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 20.8 | ||
More than one Disease | 27.0 | 56.3 | 22.0 | 45.8 | ||
None | 8.0 | 16.7 | 9.0 | 18.8 | ||
Type of surgery | Coronary artery bypass graft | 38.0 | 79.2 | 40.0 | 83.3 | 1.0 |
Repair/replace of the valves or other types of surgeries | 10.0 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 16.7 |