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. 2013 Nov 18;15(11):e244. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2844

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants by study arm.

Characteristic Total
(N=50)
Control
(n=24)
Shape Plan
(n=26)
Marital status, n (%)



Married or living with a partner 25 (50) 9 (38) 16 (62)

Divorced/separated or never married 25 (50) 15 (62) 10 (38)
Employment, n (%)



Employed 41 (82) 19 (79) 22 (85)

Unemployed 9 (18) 5 (21) 4 (15)
Education, n (%)



4 year college degree or higher 32 (64) 15 (62) 17 (65)

Less than a 4 year college degree 18 (36) 9 (38) 9 (35)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)



Non-Hispanic black 41 (82) 18 (75) 23 (88)

Non-Hispanic other 9 (18) 6 (25) 3 (12)
Household income (US $), n (%)



<40,000 16 (32) 9 (38) 7 (27)

40,000-69,999 18 (36) 7 (29) 11 (42)

≥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)