TABLE 1—

Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Study Participants: Live Well, Be Well Program, Berkeley, Oakland, and Richmond, California, July 2006–August 2009

Characteristics	Intervention Group (n = 113), % or Mean (SD)	Control Group (n = 117), % or Mean (SD)	P
Female	73	74	.87
Race/ethnicity
African American	23	23	.74
Non-Hispanic White	22	23
Latino	35	39
Asian	18	13
Native American/Pacific Islander	1	1
Multiethnic/mixed	2	1
Age, y	58 (16)	55 (17)	.29
Language of interview
English	72	66	.34
Spanish	28	34
Immigrant to the United States	47	48	.93
Of immigrants, speak English
Not at all/poorly/fairly well	55	68	.16
Well/very well	45	32
Educational achievement
< High school	21	25	.14
High school/GED	20	11
Some college/tech	27	22
≥ Bachelor's degree	32	42
Health insurance type
Any private	63	61	.97
Public	15	17
None	22	22
Employed full- or part-time	35	43	.22
Financial hardship in past ya	30	32	.8
Family history of diabetes	53	45	.24
BMI, kg/m2	30.1 (5.3)	29.9 (6.1)	.78
BMI categoriesb
Normal	10	17	.2
Overweight	31	32
Obese	59	50
Hypertensionc	50	44	.36
Arthritisd	35	34	.85

Note. BMI = body mass index; GED = general equivalency diploma.

^aReponded yes to “In the past 12 months, was there ever a time when you did not have enough money to meet your daily needs?”

^bBMI categories defined as follows: for non-Asian participants, normal (< 25.0 kg/m²); overweight (25.0 to  ≤ 29.9 kg/m²); and obese (≥ 30.0 kg/m²); for Asian participants, normal (< 23.0 kg/m²); overweight (23.0 ≤ BMI  to ≤ 24.9 kg/m²); and obese (≥ 25.0 kg/m²).

^cHypertension classified if either systolic > 140 mm Hg or diastolic > 90 mm Hg, or if participant reported using any blood pressure medication.

^dResponded yes to “Has a health professional ever told you that you had arthritis or other joint problems?”