Table 1. Demographic characteristics of participants before and after the intervention
Variable Experimental group Controlgroup p
Before the intervention      
Age, years, median (IQR) 21 (21–22) 21 (21–21.5) .801
Male, n (%) 27 (40.30) 30 (54.55) .104
Female, n (%) 39 (58.21) 25 (45.45)  
Nonbinary, n (%) 1 (1.49) 0 (0.00)  
After the intervention      
Age, years, median (IQR) 21 (21–22) 21 (21–22) .065
Male, n (%) 24 (43.64) 27 (50.00) .632
Female, n (%) 30 (54.55) 27 (50.00)  
Nonbinary, n (%) 1 (1.82) 0 (0.00)  

Note: Values for age are presented as medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs). Between-group comparisons for age were conducted using the Mann–Whitney U test, and comparisons for sex distribution were conducted using the chi-square test.

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