Table 1.
Baseline participant characteristics in the SAHELI study, Chicago, Il, October 2012-November 2013
| Intervention | Control | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 31) | (n = 32) | ||
| Male, % | 35 % | 38 % | 0.87 |
| Age, y (SD) | 50 (8) | 50 (7) | 0.92 |
| Born outside the United States, (%) | 100 % | 100 % | -- |
| Years in the United States, mean (SD) | 10 (10) | 12 (10) | 0.58 |
| Educational achievement: Less than high school, % | 26 % | 28 % | 0.84 |
| Limited English proficiency, % | 19 % | 53 % | <0.01 |
| Trouble understanding health information, (%) | 65 % | 55 % | 0.44 |
| Minutes of moderate vigorous physical activity per week, mean (SD)a | 191 (188) | 141 (141) | 0.14 |
| Minutes of bout-corrected moderate vigorous physical activity per week, mean (SD)a | 56 (114) | 44 (105) | 0.50 |
| % Kilocalories from saturated fat, mean (SD) | 7.7 (1.9) | 7.9 (2.5) | 0.77 |
| Weight, kg (SD) | 72.6 (10.9) | 77.1 (14.5) | 0.18 |
| Waist circumference, cm (SD) | 95 (13) | 98 (11) | 0.32 |
| BMI, kg/m2 (SD) | 29 (5) | 30 (5) | 0.43 |
| Hemoglobin A1c % | 6.2 (0.9) | 6.4 (1.5) | 0.72 |
| Fasting glucose, mg/dl (SD) | 109 (21) | 114 (44) | 0.57 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dl (SD) | 185 (32) | 185 (32) | 0.99 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm HG (SD) | 127 (17) | 130 (17) | 0.39 |
| Minutes of sedentary per week, mean (SD)a | 3374 (689) | 3495 (775) | 0.42 |
| Minutes of total accelerometer wear time per week, mean (SD) | 6062 (1376) | 5970 (1268) | 0.65 |
| Kilocalories per day, mean (SD) | 1167 (424) | 1254 (567) | 0.49 |
| Fruit and vegetable servings per day, mean (SD) | 3 (2) | 2 (1) | 0.16 |
| Current tobacco use, (%) | 0 % | 13 % | 0.11 |
| Coping, mean (SD), range (1–5)b | 3.4 (1.1) | 3.5 (1.1) | 0.64 |
| Exercise-related confidence, mean (SD), (range 5–30)b | 21.9 (5.5) | 19.7 (7.9) | 0.21 |
aModels control for daily wear time
bHigher values means better coping and more exercise-related confidence