Table 2:

Participant-level characteristics for intervention and control buildings at baseline

Characteristic	No. (%)* of participants in the intervention buildings n = 129†	No. (%)* of participants in the control buildings n = 129†
Age, yr; mean ± SD	73.7 ± 8.9	70.9 ± 8.5
Female sex	98 (76.0)	95 (73.6)
Lives alone	115 (89.1)	119 (92.2)
Education level
Some high school or lower	64 (50.8) n = 126	60 (46.9) n = 128
High school diploma	29 (23.0) n = 126	34 (26.6) n = 128
Some college/university or higher	16 (12.7) n = 126	14 (10.9) n = 128
College or university	17 (13.5) n = 126	20 (15.6) n = 128
Poor health literacy‡	80 (84.2)	84 (81.6)
With chronic diseases
Heart problem	44 (34.1)	32 (24.8)
Hypertension	65 (50.4)	73 (56.6)
High cholesterol	50 (38.8)	53 (41.1)
Stroke	20 (15.5)	14 (10.9)
Diabetes	32 (24.8)	41 (31.8)
Risk factors
Low physical activity	51 (39.5)	71 (55.0)
Low intake of fruits and vegetables	43 (33.3)	41 (31.8)
High intake of alcohol	2 (1.6)	2 (1.6)
Smoker	25 (19.4)	54 (41.9)
High BMI	83 (64.3)	86 (66.6)
CANRISK score
Moderate	41 (32.5) n = 126	47 (36.4)
High	84 (66.7) n = 126	80 (62.0)
Perceived health status
Reported poor to fair health	51 (39.5)	60 (46.5)
With mobility problems	76 (58.9)	85 (65.9)
With self-care problems	37 (28.7)	20 (15.5)
With problems doing usual activities	69 (53.5)	54 (41.9)
With pain/discomfort	92 (71.3)	104 (80.6)
With anxiety/depression	64 (49.6)	63 (48.8)
Has a family physician	115 (89.1)	122 (94.6)

Note: BMI = body mass index, CANRISK = Canadian Diabetes Risk Questionnaire, SD = standard deviation.

^*Unless specified otherwise.

^†Participants who completed the Health Awareness and Behaviour Tool Survey.

^‡For the health literacy assessment, n = 95 for the intervention building and n = 103 for the control building.