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Table 1 General baseline characteristics of the participant’s

From: Effects of laughter yoga on health-related quality of life in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized clinical trial

Variables

Groups

P-value

Intervention

Control

Age (mean ± SD)

49.0 ± 9.6

45.2 ± 12.6

P = 0.378***

Frequency of chemotherapy(mean ± SD)

6.3 ± 6.8

5.5 ± 4.6

P = 0.871***

Sex

N (%)

Male

12(35.3)

11(31.4)

P = 0.733*

Female

22(67.7)

22(68.6)

Cancer type

N (%)

Gastrointestinal

16(47.1)

11(31.4)

P = 0.505**

Breast

11(32.4)

10(28.6)

Lung

3(8.8)

5(14.3)

Genital

2(5.9)

5(14.3)

Lymphatic

0(0.0)

2(5.7)

Bone

2(5.9)

2(5.7)

Previous chemotherapy experience

N (%)

Yes

31(91.2)

34(97.1)

P = 0.298***

No

3(8.8)

1(2.9)

Experience laughing yoga

N (%)

Yes

1(2.9)

0(0.0)

P = 0.493****

No

33(97.1)

35(100.0)

  1. * Chi-square test **Exact Chi-square test ***Mann-Whitney U test ***Fisher’s exact test