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| Variables | Intervention (n = 35) | Control (n = 35) | value |
| N (mean) | % (SD) | N (mean) | % (SD) |
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| Gender, male (%) | 24 | 68.6 | 24 | 68.6 | 1.000 |
| Marital status, married (%) | 34 | 97.1 | 35 | 100.0 | 1.000 |
| Education, middle school (%) | 18 | 51.4 | 14 | 40.0 | 0.523 |
| Job, retired (%) | 21 | 60.0 | 16 | 45.7 | 0.574 |
| Living location, city (%) | 23 | 65.7 | 23 | 65.7 | 1.000 |
| Financial status, partially good (%) | 19 | 54.3 | 15 | 42.9 | 0.212 |
| Diabetic history, yes (%) | 28 | 80.0 | 25 | 71.4 | 0.578 |
| Hypertension history, yes (%) | 29 | 82.9 | 28 | 80.0 | 1.000 |
| Family history of cardiovascular disease, yes (%) | 27 | 77.1 | 23 | 65.7 | 0.428 |
| Hyperlipedimia history, yes (%) | 19 | 54.3 | 22 | 62.9 | 0.628 |
| Smoking history, no (%) | 20 | 57.1 | 22 | 62.9 | 0.808 |
| Alcoholic history, no (%) | 33 | 94.3 | 34 | 97.1 | 1.000 |
| Cardiac valve history, yes (%) | 18 | 51.4 | 14 | 40.0 | 0.472 |
| Hyper salt food, yes (%) | 24 | 68.6 | 28 | 80.0 | 0.413 |
| Hyper lipid food, yes (%) | 18 | 51.4 | 22 | 62.9 | 0.469 |
| Stressful personality, yes (%) | 26 | 74.3 | 30 | 85.7 | 0.371 |
| Dyspnea time, 24 pm–6 am (%) | 14 | 40.0 | 9 | 25.7 | 0.075 |
| Activity dyspnea, sleeping (%) | 14 | 40.0 | 9 | 25.7 | 0.706 |
| Dyspnea duration, less than 15 minutes (%) | 18 | 51.4 | 19 | 54.3 | 0.811 |
| Dyspnea number, between 4 and 5 times per 24 hours (%) | 14 | 40.0 | 14 | 40.0 | 0.750 |
| Referring sing, dyspnea (%) | 14 | 40.0 | 18 | 51.4 | 0.130 |
| Referring to physician after dyspnea, one day after occurrence (%) | 15 | 42.9 | 12 | 34.3 | 0.629 |
| Referring to physician, cardiologist (%) | 24 | 68.6 | 25 | 71.4 | 0.386 |
| Referred to center, public clinic (%) | 16 | 45.7 | 16 | 45.7 | 0.120 |
| How referred, with cooperation of family (%) | 23 | 65.7 | 10 | 28.6 | 0.002 |
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| Age, year | 66.7 | 18.9 | 65.6 | 7.7 | 0.754 |
| Body mass index (BMI) | 25.5 | 4.4 | 26.9 | 2.6 | 0.122 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 141.3 | 10.0 | 133.7 | 25.1 | 0.103 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 95.9 | 10.6 | 92.8 | 12.0 | 0.267 |
| Fasting blood sugar (FBS) (gr/dl) | 169.6 | 55.3 | 156.1 | 53.3 | 0.300 |
| Triglyceride | 212.6 | 61.6 | 223.8 | 61.8 | 0.451 |
| Cholesterol | 189.7 | 53.0 | 201.1 | 47.8 | 0.345 |
| Low-density lipoprotein | 90.0 | 19.8 | 89.3 | 18.1 | 0.888 |
| High-density lipoprotein | 36.8 | 10.1 | 36.7 | 7.7 | 0.979 |
| BUN | 26.2 | 6.1 | 28.2 | 8.7 | 0.275 |
| Creatinine | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.650 |
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