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. 2015 May;28(2):99–105. doi: 10.2337/diaspect.28.2.99

TABLE 1.

Baseline Characteristics by Recruitment Type

Characteristic All Participants (n) Targeted Recruitment (n) Non-Targeted Recruitment (n) P
Age (years; mean ± SD) 62.8 ± 9.7 (88) 63.9 ± 9.7 (70) 58.4 ± 8.5 (18) 0.03
Female (%) 3 (88) 4.3 (70) 0 (18)
Race/ethnicity (%)
 Hispanic white 2 (87) 2.9 (69) 0 (18)
 Black/African American 15 (87) 15.9 (69) 11.1 (18)
 White 81 (87) 78.3 (69) 88.9 (18)
 Other 2 (87) 2.9 (69) 0 (18)
Education beyond high school (%) 71.5 (88) 69.9 (70) 77.9 (18)
Employed (%) 22.7 (88) 24.3 (70) 16.7 (18)
Current smoker (%) 17.0 (88) 17.1 (70) 16.7 (18)
Heart disease (%) 48.8 (86) 48.5 (68) 50 (18)
BMI (kg/m2; mean ± SD) 35.0 ± 5.8 (86) 34.4 ± 5.4 (67) 37.1 ± 6.7 (19) 0.08
Waist circumference (cm; mean ± SD) 119.6 ± 15.2 (79) 117.9 ± 13.7 (62) 125.8 ± 18.7 (17) 0.06
A1C (%; mean ± SD) 7.8 ± 0.9 (84) 7.9 ± 0.9 (65) 7.5 ± 0.9 (19) 0.10
Ever engaged in regular physical activity (%) 78 (88) 80.0 (70) 72.2 (18)
Time since regular physical activity (months; mean ± SD) 63.6 ± 94.8 (75) 53.5 ± 95.2 (59) 100.9 ± 86.2 (16) 0.08