TABLE 2.
Baseline Self-Reported Income, Comorbid Conditions, Functional Status, and Physical Activity of Recruited Participants in the First Year of the Baltimore Experience Corps Trial: Baltimore, MD, 2006–2007 School Year
| No. (%) or Mean (SD) | |
| Income, $ | |
| < 10 000 | 26 (17) |
| 10 000–14 999 | 22 (15) |
| 15 000–24 999 | 32 (21) |
| 25 000–34 999 | 24 (16) |
| 35 000–49 999 | 25 (17) |
| ≥ 50 000 | 21 (14) |
| Missing | 5 (3) |
| Comorbid condition | |
| Hypertension | 112 (72) |
| Osteoarthritis | 95 (61) |
| Pulmonary disease | 4 (3) |
| Heart attack or myocardial infarction | 12 (8) |
| Congestive heart failure | 10 (6) |
| Diabetes | 54 (35) |
| Cancer | 12 (8) |
| Difficulty walking several blocks | 30 (20) |
| Difficulty climbing 10 steps | 24 (16) |
| Mean Mini-Mental Status Exam scorea | 28 (1.7) |
| Mean physical activity, kcal/kg/wk | 37.4 (2.1) |
Note. Total number of recruited participants was 155.
a
Participants were required to score 24 or higher on this exam to be eligible for recruitment.