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Baseline demographic characteristics of participants in control and intervention groups. |
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| Characteristic |
Control group n = 106 |
Intervention group n = 111 |
P value |
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| Age |
35.6 (SD 10.6) |
34.8 (SD 10.3) |
0.75 |
| Gender |
0.1 |
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| -Male |
84 (79) |
93 (84) |
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| -Female |
22 (21) |
18 (16) |
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| Role in emergency department: |
0.75 |
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| -Patient |
35 (33) |
35 (32) |
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| -Family member |
56 (53) |
58 (52) |
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| -Friend/caretaker |
15 (14) |
18 (16) |
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| Mother tongue |
0.42 |
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| -Hindi |
105 (99) |
109 (98) |
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| -Other |
1 (1) |
2 (2) |
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| Family characteristics |
0.55 |
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| -Nuclear family |
20 (19) |
22 (20) |
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| -Extended family |
85 (80) |
89 (80) |
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| Years of formal education |
0.024 |
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| -None |
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| -< 5 |
0 (0) |
1 (1) |
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| -6–10 |
2 (2) |
7 (6) |
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| -11–12 |
12 (11) |
15 (14) |
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| -College |
51 (48) |
40 (36) |
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| -Graduate school |
25 (24) |
36 (32) |
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| 16 (15) |
12 (11) |
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| Hx of smoking/tobacco use? |
0.25 |
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| -Yes |
58 (55) |
55 (50) |
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| -No |
48 (45) |
56 (50) |
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| Exercise |
0.43 |
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| -None |
53 (50) |
52 (47) |
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| -Once a week |
11 (10) |
9 (8) |
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| -2–3 times a week |
16 (15) |
18 (16) |
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| -4–5 days a weeks |
7 (7) |
5 (5) |
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| -Daily |
19 (18) |
27 (24) |
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| Diabetes Mellitus |
0.23 |
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| -Yes |
0 (0) |
2 (2) |
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| -No |
84 (79) |
82 (74) |
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| -Do not know |
22 (21) |
27 (24) |
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| Hypertension |
0.038 |
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| -Yes |
12 (11) |
8 (7) |
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| -No |
82 (78) |
81 (73) |
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| -Do not know |
12 (11) |
22 (20) |
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| Family history of Hypertension? |
0.25 |
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| -Yes |
44 (42) |
38 (34) |
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| -No |
54 (51) |
62 (56) |
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| -Do not know |
8 (8) |
11 (10) |
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| History of myocardial infarction? |
0.076 |
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| -Yes |
9 (9) |
6 (5) |
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| -No |
95 (89) |
98 (88) |
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| -Do not know |
2 (2) |
7 (7) |
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Dhawan et al. International Archives of Medicine 2008 1:14 doi:10.1186/1755-7682-1-14 |
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