Table 1.
Characteristics for the African-American breast cancer survivors participating in moving forward: a behavioral weight loss intervention
| Variable | Total (n = 246) n (%) |
Group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IG (n = 125) n (%) |
SG (n = 121) n (%) |
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| Age, years | |||
| n | 246 | 125 | 121 |
| Mean ± SD | 57.5 ± 10.1 | 56.8 ± 10.0 | 58.1 ± 10.1 |
| Education | |||
| Some HS, HS grad, GED | 59 (24.0) | 24 (19.2) | 35 (28.9) |
| Some college, associate’s degree, 2-year certificate | 93 (37.8) | 48 (38.4) | 45 (37.2) |
| College graduate | 47 (19.1) | 24 (19.2) | 23 (19.0) |
| Graduate or professional degree | 47 (19.1) | 29 (23.2) | 18 (14.9) |
| Combined family income, last 12 months, $ | |||
| < 20,000 | 58 (23.6) | 24 (24.0) | 28 (23.1) |
| 20,000–39,999 | 56 (22.8) | 25 (20.0) | 31 (25.6) |
| 40,000–59,999 | 48 (19.5) | 20 (16.0) | 28 (23.1) |
| 60,000–79,999 | 33 (13.4) | 18 (14.4) | 15 (12.4) |
| ≥ 80,000 | 50 (20.3) | 32 (25.6) | 18 (14.9) |
| Missing | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) |
| Cancer stage* | |||
| I | 85 (38.3) | 51 (44.0) | 34 (32.1) |
| II | 98 (44.1) | 46 (39.7) | 52 (49.1) |
| III | 39 (17.6) | 19 (16.4) | 20 (18.9) |
| Missing | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| BMI, kg/m2 (range 25.1–57.8) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 36.1 ± 6.2 | 35.9 ± 6.2 | 36.4 ± 6.4 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6-month weight change, kg | |||
| N | 210 | 110 | 100 |
| Mean ± SD | − 2.5 ± 4.3 | − 3.5 ± 4.7 | − 1.4 ± 3.5 |
| Missing | 36 | 15 | 21 |
| MVPA at baseline, min/wk (range 0–1023.5) | 246 | 125 | 121 |
| Mean ± SD | 164.0 ± 207.9 | 162.6 ± 188.5 | 165.5 ± 226.9 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6-month MVPA Change, min/wk | |||
| N | 212 | 111 | 101 |
| Mean ± SD | 89.1 ± 301.8 | 114.2 ± 248.7 | 61.6 ± 350.2 |
| Missing | 34 | 14 | 20 |
| HEI at baseline (range 38.9–93.9) | |||
| N | 221 | 112 | 109 |
| Mean ± SD | 65.1 ± 11.1 | 65.7 ± 11.4 | 64.4 ± 10.8 |
| Missing | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| 6-month HEI change | |||
| N | 190 | 100 | 90 |
| Mean ± SD | 5.0 ± 10.1 | 6.4 ± 10.0 | 3.3 ± 10.1 |
| Missing | 56 | 25 | 31 |
BMI body mass index, HEI healthy eating index, HS high school, IG interventionist-guided, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, SD standard deviation, SG self-guided
*
Percent does not include missing