Table 3 Comparison of differences of autonomous motivation, resilience, self-care compliance, and physiological indicators between two groups

Autonomous motivation

Experimental

4.96 ± 1.32

5.33 ± 1.06

0.37 ± 0.53

4.46

< 0.001

Control

4.75 ± 1.13

4.67 ± 1.13

-0.07 ± 0.19

Resilience

Experimental

2.85 ± 0.60

3.13 ± 0.47

0.28 ± 0.22

7.08

0.003

Control

2.88 ± 0.46

2.85 ± 0.49

-0.02 ± 0.09

Self-care compliance

Experimental

2.66 ± 0.62

2.94 ± 0.49

0.27 ± 0.30

5.56

< 0.001

Control

2.68 ± 0.54

2.66 ± 0.53

-0.02 ± 0.05

Fasting Blood Sugar(mg/dL)

Experimental

149.72 ± 52.26

120.25 ± 25.76

-29.46 ± 43.13

-1.30

0.112

Control

136.41 ± 43.96

119.87 ± 28.93

-16.53 ± 35.94

Total cholesterol(mg/dL)

Experimental

181.56 ± 50.43

130.93 ± 21.70

-50.62 ± 51.47

-1.77

0.500

Control

165.75 ± 52.92

140.21 ± 38.73

-25.53 ± 61.25

HDL-cholesterol(mg/dL)

Experimental

44.03 ± 7.60

44.68 ± 10.03

0.65 ± 8.33

-1.98

0.812

Control

43.41 ± 9.64

48.34 ± 10.29

4.93 ± 8.87

Triglyceride(mg/dL)

Experimental

207.91 ± 127.56

141.71 ± 72.89

-66.17 ± 115.12

-1.13

0.746

Control

174.25 ± 107.64

139.96 ± 71.40

-34.28 ± 109.83

Body mass index(kg/m²)

Experimental

26.54 ± 3.36

26.10 ± 3.08

-0.44 ± 0.60

-4.92

0.005

Control

26.25 ± 3.18

26.41 ± 3.28

0.19 ± 0.40

Lack of exercise(n = 49)^†

Experimental

27(55.1)

26(54.2)

1.00*

Control

22(44.9)

22(45.8)

Current smoking (n = 31) ^†

Experimental

19(61.3)

4(28.6)

11.5

0.001

Control

12(38.7)

10(71.4)

Heavy drinking(≥ 8times/month) (n = 12) ^†

Experimental

6(18.8)

4(12.5)

0.567*

Control

6(18.8)

3(9.4)