Table 1.
Participant baseline characteristics (Providence, RI, 2013–2014).
| Total (N=75) | CB Pro (N=25) | CB Peer (N=26) | Standard (N=24) | p-value | |
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| Female, n (%) | 64 (85.3) | 22 (88.0) | 22 (84.6) | 20 (83.3) | 0.89 |
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| Age, mean (SD) | 48.5 (10.7) | 47.6 (11.9) | 46.9 (11.6) | 51.1 (8.2) | 0.34 |
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| Race, n (%) | 0.36 | ||||
| White | 66 (88.0) | 21 (84.0) | 22 (84.6) | 23 (95.8) | |
| Non-White | 9 (12.0) | 4 (16.0) | 4 (15.4) | 1 (4.2) | |
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| Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.42 | ||||
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 73 (97.3) | 24 (96.0) | 25 (96.2) | 24 (100.0) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Declined to answer | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
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| Education | 0.20 | ||||
| High School (10–12yr) | 3 (4.0) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Vocational (> HS) | 4 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.8) | 3 (12.5) | |
| Some college (<4yr) | 13 (17.3) | 8 (32.0) | 2 (7.7) | 3 (12.5) | |
| College/Univ Grad | 29 (38.7) | 8 (32.0) | 11 (42.3) | 10 (41.7) | |
| Grad/Prof School | 26 (34.7) | 8 (32.0) | 10 (38.5) | 8 (33.3) | |
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| Income | 0.10 | ||||
| 0–$25,000 | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (8.3) | |
| $25,001–$50,000 | 10 (13.3) | 6 (24.0) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (8.3) | |
| $50,001–$75,000 | 15 (20.0) | 5 (20.0) | 3 (11.5) | 7 (29.2) | |
| $75,001–$100,000 | 14 (18.7) | 5 (20.0) | 8 (30.8) | 1 (4.2) | |
| $100,001–$125,000 | 16 (21.3) | 3 (12.0) | 6 (23.1) | 7 (29.2) | |
| $125,000+ | 18 (24.0) | 6 (24.0) | 7 (26.9) | 5 (20.8) | |
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| Phase I % wt Loss (SD) | 8.0 (2.1) | 7.9 (1.9) | 8.3 (2.3) | 7.8 (2.1) | 0.59 |
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| Phase I kg wt loss (SD) | −7.2 (2.1) | −7.3 (1.9) | −7.6 (2.4) | −6.7 (1.6) | 0.23 |
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| Phase II baseline BMI, mean (SD) | 31.5 (5.8) | 31.6 (5.9) | 30.6 (5.0) | 29.4 (4.3) | 0.33 |
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| Phase II baseline weight kg, mean (SD) | 85.7 (19.5) | 88.8 (20.9) | 85.8 (19.2) | 77.5 (15.3) | 0.10 |