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Table 1 Social and Demographic Variables per Group

From: Telephonic nursing intervention for laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hernia repair: A randomized controlled study

Variable

Category

Group A (n = 22)

Group B (n = 21)

p valuea

N

%

N

%

Sex

Male

9

40.9

9

42.9

0.900

Female

13

59.1

12

57.1

Marital Status

Single

4

18.2

6

28.6

0.720

Married

12

54.6

10

47.6

Widow

5

22.7

3

14.3

Divorced

1

4.6

2

9.5

Education

Illiterate

3

13.6

1

4.8

0.550

Incomplete elementary school

12

54.6

9

42.9

Complete elementary school

1

4.6

2

9.5

Incomplete high school

5

22.7

5

23.8

Complete high school

1

4.6

4

19.1

Income

Retired

13

59.1

11

52.4

0.480

Pensioner

5

22.7

2

9.5

Homemaker

2

9.1

4

19.1

Working

2

9.1

4

19.1

Comorbidities

HTN

12

60.0

8

47.1

0.610

DM

4

20.0

3

17.7

HTN + DM

4

20.0

6

35.3

Obesity

A

25.6 ± 3.7 (19.4–32.9) * kg/m2

 

B

25.9 ± 3.3 (20.3–32.5) * kg/m2

Age (years)

 

69.2 ± 7.4 (60–86)*

69.5 ± 8.4 (60–90)*

 
  1. *expressed as the average and standard deviation (minimum - maximum); p valuea = Fisher exact test; A Experimental group; B Control group; n Frequency; % Percentage; HTN Hypertension and DM Diabetes mellitus