Table 1.

Baseline Demographic Characteristics by Study Arm

	Intervention N=43		Usual care N=45		P
Age (mean± SD)	21.3 ± 3.2		21.5 ± 3.3		0.75
Gender (n/%)					0.66
Male	24	(56%)	23	(51%)
Female	19	(44%)	22	(49%)
Caucasian Race (n/%)					0.51
No	8	(19%)	11	(24%)
Yes	35	(81%)	34	(76%)
Education (n/%)					0.75
Some high school (9–12)	4	(9%)	6	(13%)
High school graduate	13	(30%)	8	(18%)
> High school education	26	(60%)	31	(68%)
Technical school	1	(2%)	1	(2%)
Some college	21	(49%)	25	(56%)
Associate degree	1	(2%)	2	(4%)
Bachelor degree	3	(7%)	2	(4%)
Post college Graduate degree	0	(0%)	1	(2%)
Current Marital Status (n/%)					0.10
Married	1	(2%)	2	(4%)
Partner	4	(9%)	0	(0%)
Single	38	(88%)	43	(96%)
Working for income (n/%)					0.09
No	26	(60%)	19	(42%)
Yes	17	(40%)	26	(58%)

SD = standard deviation