Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of the Study Participants by Intervention Group^§‡

Characteristic	PLP (N=72)	SBP (N=72)
	n (%) or M ± SD	n (%) or M ± SD
Ethnicity
Chuukese	14 (19)	24 (33)
Filipino	5 (7)	4 (6)
Native Hawaiian	39 (54)	36 (50)
Samoan	10 (14)	6 (8)
Other Pacific Islander	2 (3)	0 (0)
Non-Pacific Islander	2 (3)	2 (3)
Community Organization
Kula no Nā Po‘e Hawai‘i¶§	21 (29)	9 (13)
Hawai‘i Maoli§	8 (11)	12 (17)
Ke Ola Mamo	17 (24)	20 (28)
Kokuka Kalihi Valley	12 (17)	11 (15)
Kalihi-Pālama Health Cntr¶	14 (19)	20 (28)
Age (years)٨	50 ± 14	49 ± 15
Females†	56 (78)	66 (92)
Education level٨
Less than H.S.	16 (23)	18 (25)
H.S. diploma/GED	16 (23)	16 (22)
Some college/tech.	20 (28)	21 (29)
College degree	19 (27)	17 (24)
Marital Status
Never married	16 (22)	21 (29)
Currently married	40 (56)	32 (44)
Disrupted marital status	16 (22)	19 (26)
Weight (kg)*	107 ± 32	99 ± 27
BMI	40 ± 9.6	39 ± 8.3

Note. PLP=PILI Lifestyle Program, SBP = Standard Behavioral Follow-up Program.

^§Baseline= time point immediately following randomization into weight loss maintenance intervention.

^†Fisher’s exact test, p=0.0353.

^¶Fisher’s exact test, Kula vs. Kalihi-Pālama, p=0.0257.

^§Fisher’s exact test, Kula vs. Hawai‘i Maoli, p=0.0451.

^‡At end of weight loss treatment program (prior to weight loss maintenance intervention).

^٨Education level and age unknown for 1 participant.

^*The difference in baseline weights (µ_d=7.0, 95% CI=−2.7–17) did not differ statistically from zero (p=0.16).