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Table 2 The difference of the mean and standard deviation as well as the mean score of test and control groups before and after the intervention in terms of the variables of interest in the study

From: The effect of self-management education through weblogs on the quality of life of diabetic patients

 

group

N

Mean Rank

Mean

Std. Deviation

p-value

age

case

49

44.63

31.36

5.29

0.06

control

49

55.26

32.98

4.42

Systole

(Before)

case

49

49.38

134.89

18.58

0.82

control

49

50.61

135.20

19.05

Diastole (Before)

case

49

52.57

73.06

13.26

0.35

control

49

47.48

72.30

10.36

Systole

(After)

case

49

48.03

118.70

15.14

0.001

control

49

51.01

120.71

13.54

Diastole

(After)

case

49

49.56

60.91

6.28

0.04

control

49

51.45

61.72

10.06

  1. Test statistic: Mann-Whitney test (P < 0.05)