Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (as per study protocol).
| Baseline characteristics | Whole sample (n=97), mean (SD) or n (%)a | Intervention group (n=48), mean (SD) or n (%)a | Control croup (n=49), mean (SD) or n (%)a | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 53.2 (11.3) | 53.1 (10.9) | 53.3 (11.9) | |
| Location, n (%) |
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Site #1: BCCHCb | 90 (93) | 46 (96) | 44 (90) |
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Site #2: NYFHTc | 7 (7) | 2 (4) | 5 (10) |
| Gender, n (%) |
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Male | 27 (28) | 17 (35) | 10 (20) |
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Female | 70 (72) | 31 (65) | 39 (80) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) |
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First Nations | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
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Black: African | 5 (5) | 3 (6) | 2 (4) |
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Black: Caribbean | 39 (40) | 19 (40) | 20 (41) |
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Caucasian | 26 (27) | 12 (25) | 14 (29) |
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Hispanic | 9 (9) | 4 (8) | 5 (10) |
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South Asian | 4 (4) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) |
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South East Asian | 4 (4) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) |
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West Indian | 6 (6) | 3 (6) | 3 (6) |
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Other | 3 (3) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) |
| Highest education level achieved, n (%) |
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Less than high school | 22 (23) | 10 (21) | 12 (24) |
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High school diploma | 35 (36) | 17 (35) | 18 (37) |
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College or vocational training | 25 (26) | 11 (23) | 14 (29) |
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University degree | 12 (12) | 8 (17) | 4 (8) |
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Not disclosed | 3 (3) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) |
| Employment, n (%) |
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Unemployed | 35 (36) | 16 (33) | 19 (39) |
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Student | 4 (4) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) |
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Part time | 6 (6) | 1 (2) | 5 (10) |
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Full time | 25 (26) | 13 (27) | 12 (25) |
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Retired | 11 (11) | 6 (13) | 5 (10) |
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Self-employed | 9 (9) | 6 (13) | 3 (6) |
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Work in home (eg, take care of children) | 4 (4) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) |
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Not disclosed | 3 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) |
| Income in Can $, n (%) |
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$0-$9999 | 21 (22) | 9 (19) | 12 (25) |
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$10,000-$25,000 | 23 (24) | 10 (21) | 13 (27) |
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$25,000-$50,000 | 20 (21) | 12 (25) | 8 (16) |
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$50,000-$75,000 | 9 (9) | 3 (6) | 6 (12) |
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$75,000 and higher | 5 (5) | 4 (8) | 1 (2) |
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Not disclosed | 19 (20) | 10 (21) | 2 (4) |
| Car access, n (%) |
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Owns a car | 35 (36) | 19 (40) | 16 (33) |
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Has access to car | 12 (12) | 9 (19) | 3 (6) |
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No access to car | 48 (50) | 19 (40) | 29 (59) |
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Not disclosed | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
aPercentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
bBlack Creek Community Health Centre (BCCHC).
cNorth York Family Health Team (NYFHT).