Table 1.
Demographics of Participants Completing Let’s Get Healthy! Research Modules
| Entry Station | Dietary Assessment |
Body Composition |
Blood Pressure | Blood Chemistry | DNA Sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 3,874 (56.7) | 1,924 (57.2) | 1,978 (58.1) | 1,312 (57.9) | 626 (64.3) | 795 (63.4) |
| Male | 2,953 (43.3) | 1,440 (42.8) | 1,424 (41.9) | 953 (42.1) | 347 (35.7) | 459 (36.6) |
| Age (yrs) | ||||||
| < 18 | 3,970 (58.2) | 1,847 (54.9) | 2,008 (59.0) | 1,347 (59.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| ≥18 | 2,857 (41.8) | 1,517 (45.1) | 1,394 (41.0) | 918 (40.5) | 973 (100.0) | 1,254 (100.0) |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 5,191 (76.0) | 2,600 (77.3) | 2,619 (77.0) | 1,776 (78.4) | 760 (78.1) | 1,028 (82.0) |
| Asian | 303 (4.4) | 183 (5.4) | 158 (4.6) | 118 (5.2) | 52 (5.3) | 66 (5.3) |
| Black | 159 (2.3) | 66 (2.0) | 88 (2.6) | 32 (1.4) | 27 (2.8) | 31 (2.5) |
| > 1 Race | 356 (5.2) | 197 (5.9) | 184 (5.4) | 112 (4.9) | 26 (2.7) | 21 (1.7) |
| Other | 181 (2.7) | 92 (2.7) | 69 (2.0) | 49 (2.2) | 23 (2.4) | 28 (2.2) |
| No answer | 637 (9.3) | 226 (6.7) | 284 (8.3) | 178 (7.9) | 85 (8.7) | 80 (6.4) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic | 771 (11.3) | 303 (9.0) | 270 (7.9) | 179 (7.9) | 88 (9.0) | 88 (7.0) |
| Non-Hispanic | 2,964 (43.4) | 1,422 (42.3) | 1,540 (45.3) | 1,119 (49.4) | 175 (18.0) | 205 (16.3) |
| No answer | 3,092 (45.3) | 1,639 (48.7) | 1,592 (46.8) | 967 (42.7) | 710 (73.0) | 961 (76.6) |
| Total | 6,827 (100.0) | 3,364 (49.3) | 3,402 (49.8) | 2,265 (33.2) | 973 (14.3) | 1,254 (18.4) |
Note. Percent of participants completing each station was calculated based on total through entry booth (n = 6,827). Demographics for station participation were calculated based on total participation for each station. Twenty-six events were held in 15 communities between July 2007 and May 2011. The data suggest that the HIT-based health fair model can rapidly collect data from participants of all ages, genders, races and ethnicities. No individuals under age 18 years were permitted to participate in the blood chemistry or DNA sample stations.