| Total (n = 160) | Control (n = 80) | Intervention (n = 80) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, SD) | 44 .5 ± 10 | 44.8 ± 10 | 43.3 ± 10.1 | 0.345a |
Gender (number, %) | Â | Â | Â | 0.403c |
 Males | 106 (66.3) | 56 (70.0) | 50 (62.5) |  |
 Females | 54 (33.8) | 24 (30.0) | 30 (37.5) |  |
Education (number, %) | Â | Â | Â | 0.080c |
 ≤12 | 71 (44.4) | 41 (51.3) | 30 (37.5) |  |
 >12 | 89 (55.6) | 39 (48.8) | 50 (62.5) |  |
Marital status (number, %) | Â | Â | Â | 0.113d |
 Single | 21 (13.1) | 14 (17.5) | 7 (8.8) |  |
 Married | 134 (83.8) | 62 (77.5) | 72 (90.0) |  |
 Divorced/widowed | 5 (3.1) | 4 (5.0) | 1 (1.3) |  |
Employment status (number, %) | Â | Â | Â | >0.99d |
 Employed | 159 (99.4) | 79 (98.8) | 80 (100.0) |  |
 Unemployed | 1 (0.6) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Smoking (number, %) | 22 (13.8) | 8 (10.0) | 14 (17.5) | 0.168c |
Alcohol drinking (number, %) | 9 (5.7) | 5 (6.3) | 4 (5.1) | >0.99d |
Drug addiction (number, %) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.497d |
Internet usage (hours/week) (mean, SD) | 13.2 (15.5) | 10.9 (13.7) | 15.5 (16.9) | 0.061 |
Weight (kg) (mean, SD) | 87 ± 15 | 88 ± 14 | 87 ± 16 | 0.574a |
Body mass index (kg/m2) (mean, SD) | 30.1 ± 4.6 | 30.5 ± 4.5 | 29.8 ± 4.7 | 0.374a |
Waist circumference (cm) (mean, SD) | 104 ± 9 | 105 ± 9 | 103 ± 9 | 0.199a |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean, SD) | 132 ± 11 | 132 ± 13 | 131 ± 8 | 0.593a |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean, SD) | 88 ± 6 | 88 ± 7 | 89 ± 6 | 0.594a |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) (mean, SD) | 195 ± 39 | 191 ± 35 | 199 ± 44 | 0.181a |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) (mean, SD) | 129 ± 32 | 123 ± 31 | 134 ± 33 | 0.019a |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) (mean, SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Women | 39 ± 8 | 39 ± 10 | 39 ± 7 | 0.683b |
 Men | 46 ± 11 | 48 ± 12 | 44 ± 10 | 0.086b |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) (mean, SD) | 192 ± 113 | 198 ± 127 | 186 ± 96 | 0.534b |
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) (mean, SD) | 90 ± 14 | 91 ± 15 | 89 ± 12 | 0.772b |
Physical activity (met/mins.) (mean, SD) | 493 ± 716 | 471 ± 750 | 515 ± 684 | 0.224b |