The effectiveness of the “SMG” model for health-promoting lifestyles among empty nesters: a community intervention trial

Table 1 Comparison of the basic characteristics of the intervention and control groups

Characteristic	Category	Intervention group		Control group		χ²	P
Characteristic	Category	n	Proportion (%)	n	Proportion (%)	χ²	P
Gender	Male	96	57.49	91	49.73	2.112	0.146
Gender	Female	71	42.51	92	50.27
Age	60–69 years	86	51.50	89	48.63	1.865	0.394
	70–79 years	59	35.33	76	41.53
	80 years or above	22	13.17	18	9.84
Education	primary education or below	83	49.70	106	47.90	2.377	0.134
Education	secondary education or above	84	50.30	77	52.30
Marital Status	Married	113	67.66	131	71.58	0.848	0.838
	Never married	9	5.39	7	3.83
	Divorced	5	3.00	5	2.73
	Widowed	40	23.95	40	21.86
Empty nester subtype	an elderly person of no family	23	13.77	20	10.93	1.018	0.601
	Relative empty nest	122	73.06	142	77.59
	Absolute empty nest	22	13.17	21	11.48
Employment	Yes	18	10.78	17	9.29	0.215	0.643
Employment	No	149	89.22	166	90.71
Monthly income	No income	51	30.54	61	33.33	1.922	0.589
	< 1000 RMB	43	25.75	45	24.59
	1000–3000 RMB	40	23.95	50	27.32
	> 3000 RMB	33	19.76	27	14.76
Social activity participation	Most	19	11.38	18	9.83	1.419	0.701
	More	60	35.93	57	31.15
	Less	69	41.31	85	46.45
	No	19	11.38	23	12.57
Chronic disease	Yes	44	26.35	65	35.52	3.425	0.064
Chronic disease	No	123	73.65	118	64.48

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