Table 1.
Demographic, anthropometric, and fruit and vegetable consumption by treatment group at baseline.
| Group
|
p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n = 35) | Control (n = 34) | ||
| Racea | |||
| European-American | 24 (69%) | 25 (74%) | .65 |
| African-American | 11 (31%) | 9 (26%) | |
| Married/living with partnera | |||
| Yes | 25 (71%) | 18 (56%) | .20 |
| No | 10 (29%) | 14 (44%) | |
| Educationa | |||
| ≤High school | 7 (20%) | 8 (24%) | .72 |
| >High school | 28 (80%) | 26 (76%) | |
| Employment statusa | |||
| Full time | 13 (37%) | 14 (45%) | .78 |
| Part-time | 6 (17%) | 4 (13%) | |
| Unemployed | 16 (46%) | 13 (42%) | |
| Participation in sportsa | |||
| Yes | 31 (89%) | 29 (91%) | .99 |
| No | 4 (11%) | 3 (9%) | |
| Breast cancer statusa | |||
| History of breast cancer | 10 (29%) | 10 (29%) | .94 |
| No history of breast cancer | 25 (71%) | 24 (71%) | |
| Ageb | 60.3 ± 8.7 | 61.9 ± 8.7 | .44 |
| Body Mass Indexb | 29.3 ± 5.0 | 28.8 ± 6.3 | .69 |
| Percentage of body fatb | 40.1 ± 4.9 | 38.9 ± 6.2 | .41 |
| Total cruciferous vegetable intake (srv/d)b | 0.42 ± 0.5 | 0.64 ± 0.7 | .24 |
| Total vegetables intake (srv/d)b | 2.79 ± 1.0 | 3.32 ± 1.6 | .10 |
| Total fruit intake (srv/d)b | 1.67 ± 1.1 | 1.61 ± 1.3 | .83 |
| Total vegetable and fruit intake (srv/d)b | 4.47 ± 1.6 | 4.94 ± 2.4 | .33 |
| 8-iso-PGFα (pg/mL)c | 1394 ± 1491 | 1006 ± 799 | .66 |
| 8oxodG (ng/mL)c | 4.78 ± 4.56 | 4.96 ± 4.84 | .86 |
a
Frequency (%), p value based on Chi-square or Fisher’s Exact test.
b
Mean ± standard deviation, p value based on t-tests.
c
Mean ± standard deviation, p value based on the Wilcoxon rank sums test.