TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population in the Choosing Healthy Options Consciously Everyday trial1
| Characteristic | Attentioncontrol(n = 105) | Diet beverageIntervention(n = 105) | Waterintervention(n = 108) |
| Age (y) | 41.56 ± 10.42 | 41.20 ± 11.2 | 43.2 ± 10.6 |
| Sex [n (%)] | |||
| Female | 90 (85.7) | 82 (78.1) | 96 (88.9) |
| Male | 15 (14.3) | 23 (21.9) | 12 (11.1) |
| Education [n (%)]3 | |||
| High school or less | 13 (12.5) | 7 (6.7) | 8 (7.4) |
| Some college | 42 (40.4) | 36 (34.3) | 45 (41.7) |
| College graduate or beyond | 49 (47.1) | 62 (59) | 55 (50.9) |
| Race or ethnic group [n (%)]4 | |||
| White | 45 (42.9) | 47 (44.8) | 36 (33.3) |
| Black | 51 (48.6) | 53 (50.5) | 67 (62) |
| Other | 9 (8.5) | 5 (4.8) | 5 (4.6) |
| Relation status [n (%)] | |||
| Married or living with partner | 54 (51.4) | 61 (58.1) | 58 (53.7) |
| Divorced, separated, widowed | 22 (21) | 16 (15.2) | 26 (24.1) |
| Never married | 29 (27.6) | 28 (26.7) | 24 (22.2) |
| Smoking status [n (%)] | |||
| Current smoker | 8 (7.6) | 11 (10.5) | 8 (7.4) |
| Former smoker | 25 (23.8) | 29 (27.6) | 27 (25) |
| Medications [n (%)] | |||
| Blood pressure | 30 (28.6) | 21 (20.0) | 21 (19.6) |
| Lipid lowering | 4 (3.8) | 7 (6.7) | 2 (1.9) |
| Diabetes, oral | 2 (1.9) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (1.9) |
| BMI5 | 36.8 ± 6.2 | 36.1 ± 6.2 | 35.8 + 5.2 |
1
Chi-square analysis showed no between-group differences.
2
Mean ± SD (all such values).
3
n = 104 in the AC group, because of 1 missing value for education.
4
Self-reported by the study participants.
5
Calculated as weight (in kg) divided by the square of height (in m).