Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants by study arm.
| Characteristic | Total (N=50) |
Control (n=24) |
Shape Plan (n=26) |
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| Marital status, n (%) |
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Married or living with a partner | 25 (50) | 9 (38) | 16 (62) |
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Divorced/separated or never married | 25 (50) | 15 (62) | 10 (38) |
| Employment, n (%) |
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Employed | 41 (82) | 19 (79) | 22 (85) |
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Unemployed | 9 (18) | 5 (21) | 4 (15) |
| Education, n (%) |
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4 year college degree or higher | 32 (64) | 15 (62) | 17 (65) |
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Less than a 4 year college degree | 18 (36) | 9 (38) | 9 (35) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) |
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Non-Hispanic black | 41 (82) | 18 (75) | 23 (88) |
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Non-Hispanic other | 9 (18) | 6 (25) | 3 (12) |
| Household income (US $), n (%) |
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<40,000 | 16 (32) | 9 (38) | 7 (27) |
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40,000-69,999 | 18 (36) | 7 (29) | 11 (42) |
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≥70,000 | 16 (32) | 8 (33) | 8 (31) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 38.3 (8.2) | 39.0 (9.0) | 37.6 (7.4) | |
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 99.1 (20.0) | 96.0 (23.1) | 102.0 (16.6) | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 35.8 (6.1) | 34.6 (5.8) | 36.9 (6.2) | |