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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2015 Jan-Feb;30(1):35–43. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000120

Table 1.

Baseline sociodemographic and dietary characteristics for the total sample (N=210) and by group from the SMART trial

Characteristic Feedback
(n=70)
Mean (SD) or %
No Feedback
(n=140)
Mean (SD) or %
Total (N=210) Pa
Sociodemographic
Age (years) 46.4 (9.4) 47.0 (8.8) 46.8 (9.0) 0.60
Female (%) 84.3 85 84.8 0.89
White (%) 77.1 78.6 78.1 0.81
Currently married/living with partner (%) 67.1 69.3 68.6 0.58
Education (years) 15.5 (3.0) 15.7 (3.0) 15.7 (3.0) 0.65
Gross household income (%) 0.70
<$10,000–$30,000 19.1 14.6 16.1
>$30,000–$50,000 23.5 24.1 23.9
>$50,000 57.4 61.3 60
Full-time employment (%) 77.1 85.7 82.9 0.12
Dietary
Energy intake (kcal) 2113 (685) 2078 (683) 2090 (682) 0.73
Carbohydrate (% kcal) 48.0 (9.1) 47.5 (8.4) 47.6 (8.6) 0.69
Protein (% kcal) 16.4 (5.4) 17.2 (4.1) 16.9 (4.6) 0.25
Fat (% kcal) 33.8 (7.4) 33.6 (7.1) 33.7 (7.2) 0.90
Saturated fat (% kcal) 11.6 (3.5) 11.3 (3.4) 11.4 (3.4) 0.53
Sodium (mg) 3343 (1161) 3537 (1446) 3472 (1358) 0.33
Total fiber (g) 18.9 (7.6) 19.7 (9.0) 19.4 (8.6) 0.51
Added sugar (g) 79.5 (57.7) 74.9 (51.3) 76.4 (53.4) 0.56

Abbreviations: SD=standard deviation; Feedback=PDA+FB; No Feedback=PDA and PD combined groups; kcal=kilocalories; mg=milligrams; g=grams;

a

p-values are from chi-square test of independence (categorical) or ANOVA F test (continuous)