Research Article

Traditional Chinese Medicine-Guided Dietary Intervention for Male Youth Undergoing Drug Detoxification: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Demographic characteristics of the two groups at baseline.

IndexIntervention group (n = 62)Control group (n = 61)t/χ2 value value

Demographic characteristics
Age22.10 ± 2.6321.88 ± 2.900.4420.660
Ethnicity1.0680.301
 Han61 (98.4)58 (95.1)
 Ethnic minority1 (1.6)3 (4.9)
Occupation1.4320.698
 Worker6 (9.7)3 (4.9)
 Farmer2 (3.2)2 (3.3)
 Self-employed9 (14.5)12 (19.7)
 Other45 (72.6)44 (72.1)
Marital status0.3590.549
 Unmarried61 (98.4)59 (96.7)
 Married1 (1.6)2 (3.3)
Education level2.8770.237
 Elementary school21 (33.9)14 (23.0)
 Secondary school35 (56.5)36 (59.0)
 Junior high school or secondary specialized school and above6 (9.7)11 (18.0)
Family economic situation0.0020.999
 Low (<10000 RMB)11 (17.7)11 (18.0)
 Medium (10000∼30000 RMB)48 (77.4)47 (77.0)
 High (>30000 RMB)3 (4.8)3 (4.9)
Medical insurance form4.6150.329
 Self-pay34 (54.8)28 (45.9)
 Medical insurance for urban workers20 (32.3)27 (44.3)
 Rural cooperative medical service1 (1.6)3 (4.9)
 Commercial medical insurance1 (1.6)1 (1.6)
 Missing6 (9.7)2 (3.3)