Table 2 Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics of the recruited participants at baseline
From: Transtheoretical model-based mobile health application for PCOS
Variable | Categories | Intervention group (N = 51) | Control group (N = 49) | χ2/t | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (`x ± s) | 24.72 ± 4.20 | 24.94 ± 4.31 | 0.37* | 0.71 | |
Ethnic group [N(%)] | Han-nationality | 31 | 27 | 0.331â–² | 0.565 |
Ethnic minority | 20 | 22 | |||
Living residence [N(%)] | City | 22 | 21 | 0.001â–² | 0.997 |
Countryside | 29 | 28 | |||
Marital status [N(%)] | Single | 29 | 27 | − 0.205◒ | 0.838 |
Married | 19 | 17 | |||
Widowed/divorced | 3 | 5 | |||
Education [N(%)] | Middle school | 10 | 9 | 0.365â–² | 0.947 |
High school | 12 | 14 | |||
junior college | 5 | 4 | |||
College | 24 | 22 | |||
Occupation [N(%)] | Employed | 13 | 14 | 0.856â–² | 0.836 |
Unemployed | 12 | 8 | |||
Student | 18 | 18 | |||
Other | 8 | 9 | |||
Years of PCOS [N(%)] | < 1 years | 28 | 26 | − 0.38◒ | 0.62 |
1–3 years | 14 | 12 | |||
4–6 years | 4 | 4 | |||
> 7 years | 5 | 7 |