Table 1.
Baseline participant characteristics by arm
| Intervention (N=151) |
Control (N=150) |
Total (N=301) |
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| Characteristic | # ( %) | # ( %) | # ( %) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 64 (42) | 64 (43) | 128 (43) |
| Female | 87 (58) | 86 (57) | 173 (57) |
| Race | |||
| White | 111 (74) | 109 (73) | 220 (73) |
| Non-white | 40 (26) | 41 (27) | 81 (27) |
| Age (years) – Median (Range) | 57 (36, 81) | 58 (37, 78) | 58 (34, 81) |
| < 50 | 42 (28) | 33 (22) | 75 (25) |
| 50 – 59 | 51 (34) | 51 (34) | 102 (34) |
| 60+ | 58 (38) | 66 (44) | 124 (41) |
| Marital Status | |||
| Never Married | 12 ( 8) | 5 ( 3) | 17 ( 6) |
| Married/Living together | 105 (70) | 107 (71) | 212 (70) |
| Divorced/Widowed/Separated | 34 (23) | 38 (25) | 72 (24) |
| Employment | |||
| Full or part-time | 98 (65) | 100 (67) | 198 (66) |
| Other | 53 (35) | 50 (33) | 103 (34) |
| Number in House | |||
| 1 | 26 (17) | 31 (21) | 57 (19) |
| 2 | 84 (56) | 77 (51) | 161 (53) |
| 3 | 20 (13) | 24 (16) | 44 (15) |
| 4+ | 21 (14) | 18 (12) | 39 (13) |
| Metabolic Condition | |||
| Obesity | 131 (87) | 123 (82) | 254 (84) |
| Blood Pressure | 109 (72) | 103 (69) | 212 (70) |
| Glucose | 102 (68) | 103 (69) | 205 (68) |
| Triglycerides | 50 (33) | 53 (35) | 103 (34) |
| HDL | 82 (54) | 73 (49) | 155 (51) |
| Number of Conditions | |||
| 0 | 2 ( 1) | 1 ( 1) | 3 ( 1) |
| 1 | 8 ( 5) | 16 (11) | 24 ( 8) |
| 2 | 33 (22) | 29 (19) | 62 (21) |
| 3 | 47 (31) | 50 (33) | 97 (32) |
| 4 | 46 (30) | 39 (26) | 85 (28) |
| 5 | 15 (10) | 15 (10) | 30 (10) |
| Medications | |||
| Any | 116 (77) | 125 (83) | 241 (80) |
| Hypertension | 78 (52) | 78 (52) | 156 (52) |
| Lipids | 53 (35) | 61 (41) | 114 (38) |
| Triglycerides | 7 ( 5) | 10 ( 7) | 17 ( 6) |
| BMI – Median (Range) | 32.9 (24.6, 39.9) | 32.4 (24.6, 40.5) | 32.8 (24.6, 40.5) |
| ≥ 30 | 112 (74) | 107 (71) | 219 (73) |