Table 1.

Participant personal characteristics (demographic, health and weight measures)

Measure	%
Age
≤ 40	35.7
41–50	38.4
>50	25.9
Gender
Female	92.6
Male	7.4
Race/ethnicity
White	93.5
Other	6.5
Marital status
Married (live together)	74.9
All others	25.1
Education
1–3 years college	47.2
College graduate+	52.8
Hypertension
Yes	13.6
High cholesterol
Yes	21.5
Current smoker
Yes	5.9
BMI
<25	34.6
25–29.9	37.2
≥30	28.2
Weight perception
Under/just right	18.8
A little overweight	42.0
Moderately overweight	24.2
Very overweight	15.0
Clinician recommend weight loss
Yes	29.6
Trying to lose weight
Yes	61.7

BMI, body mass index.