Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants in HELP PD and DPP lifestyle intervention groups
| Characteristic | HELP PD (N = 151) N (%) |
DPP (N = 1051) N (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.016 | ||
| Male | 64 (42) | 341 (32) | |
| Female | 87 (58) | 710 (68) | |
| Race | <0.001 | ||
| White | 111 (74) | 580 (55) | |
| Non-white | 40 (26) | 471 (45) | |
| Age | <0.001 | ||
| <50 | 42 (28) | 539 (51) | |
| 50–59 | 51 (34) | 282 (27) | |
| 60+ | 58 (38) | 230 (22) | |
| Beck Depression Index (BDI) | 0.490 | ||
| 0–10 | 133 (88) | 918 (90) | |
| 11+ | 18 (12) | 103 (10) | |
| Marital status | 0.154 | ||
| Never married | 12 ( 8) | 139 (14) | |
| Married/living marriage-like | 105 (70) | 674 (66) | |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 34 (23) | 211 (21) | |
| Employment | 0.037 | ||
| Full or part time | 98 (65) | 748 (73) | |
| Other | 53 (35) | 276 (27) | |
| Number in house | <0.001 | ||
| Live by myself | 26 (17) | 182 (18) | |
| 1 other | 84 (56) | 354 (35) | |
| 2 others | 20 (13) | 183 (18) | |
| 3+ others | 21 (14) | 305 (30) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||
| Male | 0.070 | ||
| <30 | 19 (30) | 152 (45) | |
| 30–34.9 | 28 (44) | 109 (32) | |
| 35+ | 17 (27) | 78 (23) | |
| Mean (SD) | 32.1 (0.5) | 32.1 (0.3) | 0.939a |
| Female | 0.445 | ||
| <30 | 20 (23) | 187 (27) | |
| 30–34.9 | 31 (36) | 201 (29) | |
| 35+ | 36 (41) | 297 (43) | |
| Mean (SD) | 33.4 (0.4) | 34.9 (0.3) | 0.004a |
| Weight (kg) | |||
| Male mean (SD) | 101.5 (1.8) | 98.7 (1.1) | 0.191a |
| Female mean (SD) | 89.2 (1.4) | 92.6 (0.8) | 0.032a |
p values are from a chi-square test
a p values are from a t test