Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants.
| Characteristics | All participants (n=2053) |
Returning participants (n=504) |
F test, returning & nonreturning (P value) |
|
| Age (years) a | 39.8 (12.80) | 42.6 (12.08) | 32.737 (< 0.001) | |
| Female b | 1829 (89) | 458 (91) | 1.215 (0.270) | |
| White/Caucasian b | 1840 (90) | 463 (92) | 3.608 (0.058) | |
| United States b | 1672 (81) | 410 (81) | 0.004 (0.951) | |
| College degree b | 1641 (80) | 423 (84) | 6.667 (0.010) | |
| Household income < $50,000 b | 558 (27) | 114 (23) | 3.673 (0.055) | |
| Weight (lbs) a | 172.2 (42.28) | 168.9 (37.80) | 4.119 (0.043) | |
| Body mass index a | 28.1 (6.51) | 27.9 (6.24) | 1.030 (0.310) | |
| Initial eating goal b | ||||
| Lose weight | 1709 (83) | 455 (88) | 0.601 (0.438) | |
| Maintain weight | 106 (5) | 24 (5) | 0.219 (0.639) | |
| Eat healthier | 197 (10) | 30 (6) | 10.262 (0.001) | |
| Help family eat better | 37 (2) | 5 (1) | 2.478 (0.116) | |
a Values are expressed as mean (SD).
b Values are expressed as n (%).