|
Variables
|
Groups
|
P- value
|
|---|
|
Peppermint
|
Lavender
|
Control
|
|---|
|
Number (%)
|
Number (%)
|
Number (%)
|
|---|
|
Age(Year)
|
33–43
|
6(17.1)
|
2(5.7)
|
3(8.6)
|
0.183d e
|
|
44–54
|
6(17.8)
|
12(34.3)
|
14(40.0)
|
|
55–65
|
23(65.7)
|
21(60.0)
|
18(51.4)
|
|
gender
|
Female
|
15(42.9)
|
14(40.0)
|
12(34.3)
|
0.765
|
|
Male
|
20(57.1)
|
21(60.0)
|
23(65.7)
|
|
Marital status
|
Single
|
7(20.0)
|
14(40)
|
10(28.6)
|
0.184
|
|
Married
|
28(80.0)
|
21(60)
|
25(71.4)
|
|
Body Mass Index (Kg/M2)
|
18.5≥
|
0(0)
|
0(0)
|
0(0)
|
0.065
|
|
18.51–24.99
|
4(11.4)
|
0(0)
|
3(8.6)
|
|
25–29.99
|
13(37.1)
|
23(65.7)
|
14(40.0)
|
|
30≤
|
18(51.4)
|
12(34.3)
|
18(51.4)
|
|
Job
|
self-Employment
|
7(20.0)
|
7(20.0)
|
12(34.3)
|
0.503
|
|
Retired
|
19(54.3)
|
16(45.7)
|
15(42.9)
|
|
Housekeeper
|
9(25.7)
|
12(34.3)
|
8(22.9)
|
|
Education status
|
Non-academic
|
29(82.9)
|
29(82.9)
|
30(85.7)
|
0.388
|
|
Academic
|
6(17.1)
|
6(17.1)
|
5(14.3)
|
|
Type of cardiac disease
|
MIa
|
15(42.9)
|
19(54.3)
|
14(40.0)
|
0.702
|
|
CADb
|
13(37.1)
|
11(31.4)
|
12(34.3)
|
|
CHFc
|
7(20.0)
|
5(14.3)
|
9(25.7)
|
|
Diabetes history
|
Yes
|
13(37.1)
|
12(34.3)
|
12(34.3)
|
0.959
|
|
No
|
22(62.9)
|
23(65.7)
|
23(65.7)
|
|
MI history
|
Yes
|
11(31.4)
|
13(37.1)
|
8(22.9)
|
0.426
|
|
No
|
24(68.6)
|
22(62.9)
|
27(77.1)
|
|
Aromatherapy history
|
Yes
|
6(17.1)
|
4(11.4)
|
5(14.3)
|
0.792
|
|
No
|
29(82.9)
|
31(88.6)
|
30(85.7)
|
- a Myocardial infarction; b Coronary artery diseases; c Congestive heart failure; d Non-significant; e Base on Chi-Square test
- All three groups of peppermint essential oil, lavender essential oil, and control were homogeneous in terms of the demographic variables
