Mobile Phone Short Message Service (SMS) for Weight Management in Iranian Overweight and Obese Women: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics by groups, overweight and obese employed women.

Characteristics	Experimental group	Control group	Total	P value
Age (mean ± SD)	37.1±7.4	38±7.4	37.55±7.66	0.34*
BMI (mean ± SD)	28.15±3.1	28.37±3.43	28.26±3.2	0.76*
Weight (kg)	74.32±9.37	72.42±9.11	73.68±9.7	0.37*
Educational status
High school diploma	11 (27.5%)	8 (20%)	19 (23.8%)	0.56**
College degree/baccalaureate	27 (67.5%)	28 (70%)	55 (68.8%)
Graduate degree	2 (5%)	4 (10%)	6 (7.5%)
Marital status				0.87**
Single	10 (32.5%)	13 (16.25%)	(28.75%)
Married	30 (76.5%)	27 (69.2%)	(71.25%)

∗t-test.
∗∗Chi-square test.