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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 22.
Published in final edited form as: Diabetes Educ. 2011 Feb 22;37(2):239–253. doi: 10.1177/0145721710394874

Table 1.

En Balance Participant Characteristics at Baselinea

Men (n, 16) Women (n, 23)
Age, years
 25–34 0.0 8.7
 35–44 18.8 0.0
 45–54 43.7 43.5
 55–64 12.5 30.4
 65+ 25.0 17.4
 Mean ± SD 52.63 ± 9.91 54.87 ± 12.16
P .122
Weight,b kg
 50–64 12.5 18.2
 65–79 56.3 27.3
 80–94 25.0 31.8
 95–109 0.0 4.5
 110+ 6.2 18.2
 Mean ± SD 78.26 ± 12.51 84.07 ± 20.56
P .401
Height, cm
 145–154 0.0 50.0
 155–164 31.3 40.9
 165–174 50.0 9.1
 175+ 18.7 0.0
 Mean ± SD 168.0 ± 6.53 155.32 ± 6.23
P < .001**
Body mass index,b kg/m2
 18.5–24.9 25.0 4.5
 25.0–29.9 56.3 31.9
 30.0–39.9 18.7 36.3
 40.0+ 0.0 27.3
 Mean ± SD 27.56 ± 3.30 34.66 ± 7.06
P .022*
Primary language
 Spanish 93.8 87.0
 English 6.2 13.0
P .492
Birthplace
 United States 0.0 13.0
 Mexico 93.8 78.3
 Puerto Rico 6.2 4.4
 Dominican Republic 0.0 4.3
P .374
Highest level of education
 No formal education 6.3 4.3
 Some/finished primary 25.0 34.8
 Some/finished junior high 18.7 8.7
 Some/finished high school 18.8 26.1
 Some/finished collegec 25.0 17.4
 Some/finished master’sc 6.2 0.0
 Missing data 0.0 8.7
P .620
a

n, 39. In percentages unless noted otherwise. P values are based on χ2 test.

b

For weight and body mass index: n, 38.

c

Six finished college in Mexico; 2 attended a US community college; 1 obtained a US graduate degree.

*

P < .05.

**

P < .001.