Table 1.
Baseline description of the study sample (n=782) in a multi-level weight gain prevention intervention trial conducted among public school employees in central Massachusetts, 2010-2012.
| Characteristic | Total (n=782) |
Intervention Sites (n=446) |
Comparison Sites (n=336) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | .03 | |||
| Female | 524 (67.0%) | 313 (70.2%) | 211 (62.8%) | |
| Male | 258 (33.0%) | 133 (29.8%) | 125 (37.2%) | |
| Age | .12 | |||
| 21-34 | 190 (24.3%) | 120 (26.9%) | 70 (20.8%) | |
| 35-44 | 204 (26.1%) | 116 (26.0%) | 88 (26.2%) | |
| 45+ | 388 (49.6%) | 210 (47.1%) | 178 (53.0%) | |
| Race/ethnicity | .17 | |||
| White | 750 (95.9%) | 424 (95.1%) | 326 (97.0%) | |
| Non-White | 32 (4.1%) | 22 (4.9%) | 10 (3.0%) | |
| Occupation | .11 | |||
| Teacher | 428 (54.7%) | 233 (52.2%) | 195 (58.0%) | |
| Staff | 354 (45.3%) | 213 (47.8%) | 141 (42.0%) | |
| Baseline BMI | .34 | |||
| <25.0 | 275 (35.2%) | 156 (35.0%) | 119 (35.4%) | |
| 25.0-29.9 | 280 (35.8%) | 152 (34.1%) | 128 (38.1%) | |
| ≥30.0 | 227 (29.0%) | 138 (30.9%) | 89 (26.5%) | |
| Trying to lose weight | .71 | |||
| Yes | 511 (65.3%) | 289 (64.8%) | 222 (66.1%) | |
| No | 271 (34.7%) | 157 (35.2%) | 114 (33.9%) |