TABLE 3—
Characteristics of Class Participants (n = 345): The StrongWomen–Healthy Hearts Program, United States, 2010–2014
| Characteristic | No. (%) or Mean ±SE |
| Hispanic origin | |
| Yes | 18 (5.2) |
| No | 306 (88.7) |
| Missing | 21 (6.1) |
| Race | |
| White | 290 (84.1) |
| Black or African American | 23 (6.7) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 6 (1.7) |
| Asian | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Multirace | 5 (1.5) |
| Other | 3 (0.9) |
| Missing | 18 (5.2) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 7 (2.0) |
| High school graduate | 54 (15.6) |
| Some college or technical school | 93 (27.0) |
| Associate’s degree | 44 (12.8) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 70 (20.3) |
| Graduate or professional degree | 58 (16.8) |
| Missing | 19 (5.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 215 (62.3) |
| Widowed | 36 (10.4) |
| Divorced | 42 (12.2) |
| Separated | 4 (1.2) |
| Never married | 21 (6.1) |
| Member of an unmarried couple | 6 (1.7) |
| Missing | 21 (6.1) |
| Employment | |
| Employed for wages or self-employed | 149 (43.2) |
| Out of work | 19 (5.5) |
| Homemaker | 25 (7.2) |
| Student | 1 (0.3) |
| Retired | 123 (35.7) |
| Unable to work | 6 (1.7) |
| Missing | 22 (6.4) |
| Household income, $ | |
| < 25 000 | 67 (19.4) |
| 25 000–74 999 | 163 (47.3) |
| 75 000–149 999 | 66 (19.1) |
| > 150 000 | 6 (1.7) |
| Missing | 43 (12.5) |
| Continuous characteristics | |
| Age, y (median = 60.0; range = 54.0) | 60.2 ±0.5 |
| BMI, kg/m2 (median = 32.6; range = 29.9) | 33.1 ±0.3 |
| Baseline fruit and vegetable servings/day (median = 5.1; range = 25.1) | 6.0 ±0.2 |
| Baseline MET-min/wk (median = 330; range = 6453) | 728 ±61 |
Note. BMI = body mass index; MET = metabolic equivalent. The overall study spanned the years 2010 through 2014. The adoption phase, when these data were collected, occurred between 2010 and 2013.