Research Article
Effect of Acupressure on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 1
Comparison of demographic characteristics between the two groups at baseline.
| | Variables | Control
N = 48 | Intervention
N = 48 | Total
N = 96 | value |
| | Ethnicity N (%) | Fars | 18 (37.4) | 24 (50) | 42 (43.8) | 0.32 | | Lor | 22 (45.8) | 20 (41, 7) | 42 (43.8) | | | Turkish | 8 (16.7) | 4 (8.3) | 12 (12.4) |
| | Education N (%) | Elementary | 18 (37.2) | 9 (18.8) | 27 (28.1) | 0.1 | | High school | 16 (33.3) | 24 (50) | 40 (41.7) | | Diploma and higher | 14 (29.2) | 15 (31.2) | 29 (30.2) | |
| | Employment N (%) | Employer | 13 (27.1) | 11 (22.9) | 24 (25) | 0.64 | | Housewife | 35 (72.9) | 37 (77.1) | 72 (75) |
| | Menstruation problems N (%) | Regular | 15 (3.31) | 12 (25) | 27 (28.1) | 0.74 | | Irregular | 14 (29.2) | 19 (39.6) | 33 (34.4) | | Less than 21 days | 15 (31.3) | 14 (29.2) | 29 (30.2) | | More than 35 days | 4 (8, 2) | 3 (6, 2) | 7 (7.3) |
| | Infertility N (%) | Primary | 32 (66.7) | 28 (58.3) | 60 (62.5) | 0.4 | | Secondary | 16 (33.3) | 20 (41.7) | 36 (37.5) |
| | Number of children N (%) | 1 | 18 (37.5) | 14 (29.2) | 32 (33.3) | 0.47& | | 2 | 20 (41.7) | 19 (39.6) | 39 (40.7) | | 3 and more | 10 (20.8) | 15 (31.2) | 25 (26) |
| | Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 32.8 ± 2.7 | 32.6 ± 3.4 | | 0.74 |
| | BMI (mean ± SD) | 26.2 ± 2.1 | 26.8 ± 2.2 | | 0.18 |
| | Infertile (years) (mean ± SD) | | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 2.9 ± 1.2 | | 0.4 |
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Based on independent t-test, chi-square test, N (%) = number (percent). |
