Table 1.
Participant (n = 26) Characteristics at Baseline, The WORD (Wholeness, Oneness, Righteousness, Deliverance) Intervention, Arkansas, 2010
| Demographic Characteristic | Mean or na |
|---|---|
| Female sex | 22 |
| Age, y | 50.8 |
| Employed | 15 |
| Married | 15 |
| Education | |
| High school education or less | 11 |
| Some college | 9 |
| College degree or more | 6 |
| Income, $ | |
| <10,000 | 7 |
| 10,000-29,999 | 11 |
| ≥30,000 | 8 |
| Body mass index (kg/m²) | 35.8 |
| Health behaviors | |
| Dietary fat, % kcal | 41.8 |
| Total physical activity, METs | 24.3 |
| Moderately vigorous recreation, METs | 10.8 |
| Psychosocial variables | |
| Self-efficacy — diet (range, 1-5) | |
| Sticking to low-salt, low-fat foods | 4.1 |
| Reducing calories | 4.3 |
| Reducing salt | 4.3 |
| Reducing fat | 4.1 |
| Self-efficacy — physical activity (range, 1-5) | |
| Sticking to exercise program | 4.1 |
| Making time for physical activity | 4.1 |
| Social support for eating habits — family (range, 5-25) | |
| Encouragement | 12.1 |
| Discouragement | 12.8 |
| Social support for eating habits — friends (range, 5-25) | |
| Encouragement | 10.3 |
| Discouragement | 13.8 |
| Social support for physical activity — family | |
| Family participation (range, 10-50) | 22.0 |
| Family rewards and punishments (range, 3-15) | 4.2 |
| Social support for physical activity — Friends (range, 10-50) | 20.0 |
| Friend participation | 22.3 |
Abbreviations: METs, metabolic equivalents.