Table 1.

Selected characteristics of participants

Characteristic	Participants (n = 83)
Demographics
African American men	100%
Average age (years)	56.7
Married	62.5%
Have a girlfriend, not married	18.8%
Children 18 years old and under in the home	29.9%
Very or somewhat difficult to pay bills	52.5%
College graduates	22.9%
Health
Self as primary grocery shopper	33.3%
Wife/girlfriend as primary grocery shopper	45.3%
Eat 5+ servings of fruit/vegetables daily	15.2%
Obese (BMI ≥ 30)	29.6%
Have a chronic health condition with dietary implications (cardiovascular/heart disease, cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension)	56.9%