Table 1 Baseline Comparison of the experimental and control groups in terms of demographic variables
From: Improvement in oral health related quality of life among the elderly: a randomized controlled trial
Group | All | Intervention (N = 43) | Control (N = 43) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Number (%) | Mean (SD) | Number (%) | P-value | ||
Age | 63.35 (4.96) | 63.12 (4.93) | 63.95 (5.21) | ❖ 0.45 | ||
Sex | ● 0.66 | |||||
Female | 38 (41.3) | 18 (41.9) | 20 (46.5) | |||
Male | 54 (58.7) | 25 (58.1) | 23 (53.5) | |||
Academic level | ○ 0.23 | |||||
Elementary school | 19 (20.7) | 12 (27.9) | 6 (14.0) | |||
Intermediate school | 12 (13) | 4 (9.3) | 7 (16.3) | |||
High school | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Diploma | 34 (37) | 15 (34.9) | 17 (39.5) | |||
University degree | 21 (22.8) | 7 (16.3) | 12 (27.9) | |||
Illiterate | 5 (5.4) | 4 (9.3) | 1 (2.3) | |||
Job | ○ 0.29 | |||||
Worker | 3 (3.3) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (2.3) | |||
Employee | 5 (5.4) | 4 (9.3) | 1 (2.3) | |||
Self-employed | 17 (18.5) | 7 (16.3) | 6 (14.0) | |||
Retired | 40 (43.5) | 17 (39.5) | 22 (51.2) | |||
Housewife | 27 (29.3) | 14 (32.6) | 13 (30.2) | |||
Marital status | ○ 0.27 | |||||
Married | 79 (85.9) | 38 (88.4) | 35 (81.4) | |||
Single | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | |||
Widowed | 12 (13) | 5 (11.6) | 7 (16.3) | |||