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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2009 Apr;36(4):324–328. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.11.012

Table 1.

Participant characteristics (n=164)

Characteristic n (%)a
Age (years), M±SD 45.8±5.5
Female 116 (71)
Nonwhite race 59 (36)
Education (years), M±SD 14.2±2.9
Annual income <$20,000 38 (24)
Literacy status (REALM)
 <9th grade 39 (24)
 ≥9th grade 125 (76)
Numeracy status (WRAT-3)
 <9th grade 110 (67)
 ≥9th grade 54 (33)
BMI, M±SD 30.6±8.3
Hypertension 62 (38)
Diabetes 28 (17)
Hyperlipidemia 42 (26)
Coronary artery disease 12 (7)
Ever been on a diet 75 (46)
Prior nutrition education 88 (54)
Prior portion-size education 82 (50)
Currently measures portions 30 (20)
a

Unless otherwise noted

REALM, Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine; WRAT-3, Wide Range Achievement Test 3

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