Table 3.

Demographic characteristics of Cooking Matters for Diabetes focus group participants according to food security status

Characteristic	Overall (n = 13)	Insecure (n = 4)	Secure (n = 9)
	mean (SD)
Age, y	56.6 (13.6)	52.8 (9.64)	58.3 (15.2)
Sex
	n (%)
Female	11 (84)	4 (100)	7 (78)
Male	2 (15)	0 (0)	2. (22)
Race
African American	6 (46)	3 (75)	3 (33)
More than 1 race	2 (15)	1 (25)	1. (11)
White	5 (39)	0 (0)	5 (56)
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic	12 (93)	3 (75)	9 (100)
Undisclosed	1 (7)	1 (25)	0 (0)
Marital status
Divorced	4 (31)	2 (50)	2 (22)
Living with a partner	1 (8)	1 (25)	0 (0)
Married	5 (39)	1 (25)	4 (44)
Never married	2 (15)	0 (0)	2 (22)
Widowed	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (11)
	mean (SD)
No. of Children	0.50 (1.17)	0.50 (0.58)	0.50 (1.41)
	n (%)
Missing	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (11)
Annual income
<$25,000	3 (23)	1 (25)	2 (22)
$25,000-$54,999	5 (39)	2 (50)	3 (33)
$55,000-$74,999	1 (8)	1 (25)	0 (0)
≥$75,000	4 (31)	0 (0)	4 (44)
Employment status
Employed for wages	5 (39)	1 (25)	4 (44)
Homemaker	1 (8)	1 (25)	0 (0)
Retired	5 (38.5)	2 (50)	3 (33)
Student	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (11)
Unable to work	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (11)
	mean (SD)
Hemoglobin A1c, %	8.60 (1.23)	9.28 (1.23)	8.30 (1.17)