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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Behav Immun. 2023 May 18;112:18–28. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.05.007

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the eIMPACT Trial

All (N = 216) Intervention (n = 107) Usual Care (n =109) p value

Sociodemographic Factors

Age, years, M (SD) 58.7 (5.7) 58.5 (6.0) 58.9 (5.4) 0.62
Sex, n (%) 0.81
 Female 169 (78.2) 83 (77.6) 86 (78.9)
 Male 47 (21.8) 24 (22.4) 23 (21.1)
Race, n (%) 0.70a
 American Indian/Alaskan Native 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.9)
 Asian 1(0.5) 1 (0.9) 0 (0.0)
 Black/African American 107 (49.5) 56 (52.3) 51 (46.8)
 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 White 97 (44.9) 45 (42.1) 52 (47.7)
 Multi-Racial 8 (3.7) 4 (3.7) 4 (3.7)
 Other Race 2 (0.9) 1 (0.9) 1 (0.9)
Ethnicity, n (%) 0.98
 Hispanic or Latino/a/x 10 (4.6) 5 (4.7) 5 (4.6)
 Not Hispanic or Latino/a/x 206 (95.4) 102 (95.3) 104 (95.4)
Education, years, M (SD) 12.8 (2.3) 13.1 (2.5) 12.6 (2.0) 0.09
Annual Household Income, n (%) 0.04
 <$10,000 98 (45.6) 44 (41.1) 54 (50.0)
 $10,000-$14,999 37 (17.2) 16 (15.0) 21 (19.4)
 $15,000-$24,999 45 (20.9) 21 (19.6) 24 (22.2)
 $25,000-$39,999 25 (11.6) 18 (16.8) 7 (6.5)
 $40,000+ 10 (4.7) 8(7.5) 2 (1.9)

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Hypercholesterolemia, n (% yes) 114 (53.0) 56 (52.3) 58 (53.7) 0.84
LDL Cholesterol, mg/dL, M (SD) 108.8 (40.9) 109.8(41.4) 107.8 (40.5) 0.72
HDL Cholesterol, mg/dL, M (SD) 48.9 (15.8) 50.5 (18.2) 47.3 (12.8) 0.14
Triglycerides, mg/dL, M (SD)b 141.2 (90.8) 140.0 (94.5) 142.3 (87.5) 0.72
Hypertension, n (% yes) 164 (76.3) 82 (76.6) 82 (75.9) 0.90
SBP, mmHg, M (SD) 135.7 (19.7) 133.0 (18.9) 138.4 (20.2) 0.04
DBP, mmHg, M (SD) 80.9 (11.8) 79.7 (11.0) 82.1 (12.5) 0.14
Diabetes, n (% yes) 76 (35.3) 34 (31.8) 42 (38.9) 0.28
Fasting Glucose, mg/dL, M (SD)b 130.9 (60.1) 130.4 (59.2) 131.5 (61.1) 0.80
Fasting Insulin, μU/mL, M (SD)b 17.6 (17.3) 17.6 (20.6) 17.7 (13.3) 0.45
Body Mass Index, kg/m2, M (SD) 33.6 (9.5) 32.7 (9.3) 34.6 (9.6) 0.14
Smoking Status, n (%) 0.21
 Never Smoker 66 (30.6) 37 (34.6) 29 (26.6)
 Former Smoker 37 (17.1) 14 (13.1) 23 (21.1)
 Current Smoker 113 (52.3) 56 (52.3) 57 (52.3)

Mental Health Variables

Pre-Treatment PHQ-9 Score, M (SD) 15.1 (5.0) 14.7 (5.2) 15.4 (4.8) 0.33
Depressive Disorder History, n (% yes) 125 (58.1) 64 (59.8) 61 (56.5) 0.62
Anxiety Disorder History, n (% yes) 101 (47.0) 48 (44.9) 53 (49.1) 0.54
Alcohol or Drug Problem History, n (% yes) 33 (15.4) 18 (16.8) 15 (14.0) 0.57
Current Psychotherapy/Counseling for Depression, n (% yes) 35 (16.3) 20 (18.9) 15 (13.8) 0.31

Current Medication Use

CVD Prevention Medication, n (% yes) 155(73.1) 74 (71.8) 81 (74.3) 0.69
Diabetes Medication, n (% yes) 65(30.7) 27 (26.2) 38 (34.9) 0.17
Antidepressant Medication, n (% yes) 124 (58.5) 63 (61.2) 61 (56.0) 0.44

Note. Values are from the observed dataset. All variables had complete data except (n): education (215), income (215), hypercholesterolemia (215), LDL cholesterol (214), HDL cholesterol (214), triglycerides (214), hypertension(215), diabetes (215), fasting glucose (214), fasting insulin (214), depressive disorder (215), anxiety disorder (215), alcohol or drug problem (214), current psychotherapy/counseling for depression (215), CVD prevention medication (212), diabetes medication (212), and antidepressant medication (212). P values are from independent samples t tests for continuous variables and χ2tests for categorical variables comparing the intervention and usual care groups. LDL = low-density lipoprotein; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; SBP = systolic blood pressure. DBP = diastolic blood pressure. PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

a

Due to some low cell counts, race was recoded into a 3-level variable (Black/African American, White, other race) prior to conducting the χ2 test.

b

For triglycerides, fasting glucose, and fasting insulin, untransformed values are shown. To normalize their distributions, these variables were log10-tranformed prior to conducting t tests.