Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and post-program BMI change by SWFUS response.
| Characteristics at baseline | No follow-up responsea (n = 446), mean (±SD), or % |
SWFUS respondentsb (n = 154), mean (±SD), or % |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (±SD) | 60.1 (10.0) | 58.9 (8.4) | 0.19 |
| Race/ethnicity, % | 0.09 | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | 92.6 (0.3) | 88.1 (0.3) | |
| Education, % | 0.81 | ||
| High school or less | 25.4 | 23.8 | |
| Some college | 35.5 | 37.3 | |
| Bachelor's degree | 20.2 | 17.5 | |
| Graduate training | 18.9 | 21.4 | |
| Employed, yes, % | 49.6 | 51.4 | 0.72 |
| Household income level, % | 0.56 | ||
| <$50,000 | 54.9 | 49.6 | |
| $50,000–74,999 | 22.8 | 22.1 | |
| $75,000–100,000 | 13.3 | 16.0 | |
| >$100,000 | 9.0 | 12.2 | |
| Married, yes, % | 67.7 | 77.7 | 0.03∗ |
| Mean BMI (±SD), baseline | 33.6 (6.1) | 33.4 (6.1) | 0.74 |
| Mean BMI change (±SD), baseline to post-program | −0.50 (0.9) | −0.50 (0.9) | 0.99 |
aSample size varied from 397 to 446 due to missing data.
bSample size varied from 126 to 154 due to missing data.
Differences across follow-up response were tested using Chi-square analyses and t-tests. Boldface indicates statistical significance (∗P < 0.05).
BMI, body mass index; SWFUS, StrongWomen Follow-Up Study.