Table 2.

Descriptive Characteristics of Program Participants at Baseline.

Demographic variable	Program participants (N = 501)
M age in years (SD)	68.8 (2.6)
% Women	64%
% White race	60.3%
Baseline body weight, lbs. (SD)	207.7 (38.4)
Baseline BMI, M (SD)	33.6 (5.7)
Charlson Comorbidity Index	3.1 (1.1)

Note. lbs. = pounds; BMI = body mass index.