Table 1 Participants’ Characteristics in 3 groups of study
Variables | Control group No. (%) | SMS group No. (%) | Group-based education No. (%) | P-value |
Gender | ||||
Male | 23 (50) | 20 (40) | 16 (32) | 0.199 |
Female | 23 (50) | 30 (60) | 34 (68) | |
Education | ||||
Lesser than diploma | 39 (84.8) | 35 (70) | 43 (86) | 0.067 |
Diploma or higher | 7 (15.2) | 15 (30) | 4 (8) | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 0 | 3 (6) | 0 | 0.208 |
Married | 46 (100) | 47 (94) | 50 (100) | |
Control group Mean (S.D.) | SMS group Mean (S.D.) | Group-based education Mean (S.D.) | P-value | |
Mean age, years | 57.5 (9) | 54 (8.5) | 57.1 (7.4) | 0.064 |
Baseline Weight, kg | 75.3 (10.8) | 75.9 (15.6) | 74.1 (12) | 0.917 |
Baseline BMI | 28 (0.6) | 28.1 (0.7) | 29 (1) | 0.586 |