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. 2011 Jul 27;1(3):384–393. doi: 10.1007/s13142-011-0058-7

Table 4.

Changes in intervention outcomes by class size and participant characteristics

β t p Adj. R2
Unhealthy physical days 0.458
 Baseline score −0.69 −30.98 <0.001
 8 to 12 participants 1.00
 1 to 7 participants −0.01 −0.54 0.587
 13 to 20 participants −0.01 −0.44 0.659
 21 to 42 participants 0.02 0.70 0.487
 Age 0.03 1.25 0.212
 Sex −0.01 −0.46 0.644
 Race/ethnicity −0.02 −0.95 0.341
 Number of chronic conditions 0.07 3.08 0.002
 Living situation 0.02 0.75 0.452
Days physically active 0.296
 Baseline score −0.55 −21.95 <0.001
 8 to 12 participants 1.00
 1 to 7 participants −0.01 −0.31 0.757
 13 to 20 participants 0.00 0.09 0.925
 21 to 42 participants 0.00 0.12 0.902
 Age 0.00 −0.16 0.877
 Sex 0.00 −0.14 0.889
 Race/ethnicity 0.05 1.86 0.064
 Number of chronic conditions −0.07 −2.74 0.006
 Living situation −0.01 −0.46 0.646
Falls efficacy scale 0.496
 Baseline score −0.72 −33.17 <0.001
 8 to 12 participants 1.00
 1 to 7 participants −0.03 −1.14 0.256
 13 to 20 participants 0.00 0.04 0.970
 21 to 42 participants 0.03 1.15 0.249
 Age −0.17 −7.67 <0.001
 Sex 0.01 0.60 0.547
 Race/ethnicity 0.02 1.11 0.266
 Number of chronic conditions −0.02 −1.15 0.252
 Living situation 0.03 1.17 0.244
Days limited usual activity 0.468
 Baseline score −0.69 −32.19 <0.001
 8 to 12 participants 1.00
 1 to 7 participants −0.01 −0.34 0.735
 13 to 20 participants 0.03 1.07 0.283
 21 to 42 participants −0.01 −0.45 0.650
 Age 0.00 −0.19 0.847
 Sex −0.03 −1.26 0.207
 Race/ethnicity 0.03 1.18 0.239
 Number of chronic conditions 0.07 3.09 0.002
 Living situation 0.00 0.09 0.931

Statistical significance p = 0.0125 applying the Bonferroni correction for four independent analyses. Among successful completers, class sizes are compared with the referent group of sessions with eight to 12 participants