Research Article
Effects of Aroma Massage on Home Blood Pressure, Ambulatory Blood Pressure, and Sleep Quality in Middle-Aged Women with Hypertension
Table 1
Homogeneity between groups.
| | Categories | Aroma () | Placebo () | Control () | or | P |
| | | Mean ± SD | | |
| | Age (yr.) | 52.5 ± 4.6 | 54.1 ± 3.8 | 53.3 ± 4.6 | 1.01 | .37 | | Height (cm) | 157.1 ± 6.9 | 158.0 ± 4.9 | 158.4 ± 3.8 | 0.44 | .68 | | Weight (kg) | 61.8 ± 7.4 | 63.6 ± 7.6 | 64.2 ± 7.0 | 0.81 | .45 | | Age of menarche (yr.) | 15.6 ± 1.68 | 15.4 ± 1.9 | 15.6 ± 1.8 | 0.15 | .86 | | Age of first birth (yr.) | 26.1 ± 4.3 | 25.8 ± 3.6 | 26.6 ± 4.5 | 0.22 | .80 | | First SBP (mmHg) | 128.1 ± 12.2 | 127.5 ± 14.4 | 121.5 ± 13.1 | 2.06 | .13 | | First DBP (mmHg) | 79.7 ± 9.5 | 80.4 ± 11.3 | 80.1 ± 10.6 | 0.04 | .96 | | First PR (bpm) | 69.2 ± 8.7 | 71.0 ± 12.4 | 70.8 ± 8.6 | 0.26 | .77 |
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| | Marital status | | | | | | | Married | 26 (92.9) | 26 (92.9) | 22 (81.5) | 3.44 | .30 | | Single | 2 (7.1) | 2 (7.1) | 5 (18.5) | | | | Education | | | | | | | Middle school | 4 (13.3) | 8 (28.6) | 5 (18.5) | 2.84 | .58 | | High school | 13 (46.4) | 12 (42.9) | 15 (55.6) | | | | University | 11 (39.3) | 8 (28.6) | 7 (25.9) | | | | Presence of menopause | | | | | | | Postmenopausal | 14 (50.0) | 15 (53.6) | 17 (65.4) | 3.79 | .47 | | Intramenopausal | 8 (28.6) | 10 (35.7) | 4 (15.4) | | | | No menopausal | 6 (21.4) | 3 (10.7) | 5 (19.2) | | | | Drinking | | | | | | | No | 18 (64.3) | 18 (64.3) | 17 (63.0) | 0.01 | .99 | | Yes | 10 (35.7) | 10 (35.7) | 10 (37.0) | | | | Smoking | | | | | | | No | 27 (96.4) | 28 (100) | 25 (92.6) | 2.17 | .34 | | Yes | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7.4) | | | | Exercise | | | | | | | No exercise | 5 (17.9) | 8 (28.6) | 7 (25.9) | 2.13 | .71 | | Less than two times per week | 10 (35.7) | 12 (42.9) | 10 (37.0) | | | | More than three times per week | 13 (46.4) | 8 (28.6) | 10 (37.0) | | |
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DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PR: pulse rate; SBP: systolic blood pressure.
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