Table 2. General characteristics of women participating in a randomized controlled trial based on the Health at Every Size® approach.
| Intensified HAES®-based intervention group (n = 39) | Control group (n = 19) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr), mean, ± SD | 33.4 ± 6.7 | 37.1 ± 7.8 | 0.065 |
| Anthropometry | |||
| Body weight (kg), mean, ± SD | 90.7 ± 10.9 | 90.0 ± 10.5 | 0.912 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean, ± SD | 34.5 ± 2.7 | 33.9 ± 3.1 | 0.552 |
| Waist circumference (cm), mean, ± SD | 108.6 ± 8.6 | 109.0 ± 10.2 | 0.248 |
| Hip circumference (cm), mean, ± SD | 119.4 ± 8.9 | 118.2 ± 7.0 | 0.431 |
| Relationship status, n (%) | |||
| Single | 21 (54) | 5 (26) | 0.177 |
| Married | 13 (33) | 10 (53) | |
| Common-law marriage | 2 (5) | 1 (5) | |
| Divorced | 3 (8) | 3 (16) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| Graduated from high school | 6 (15) | 1 (5) | 0.292 |
| Incomplete high school graduation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Graduated from college | 18 (46) | 7 (37) | |
| Incomplete college graduation | 7 (18) | 2 (11) | |
| Postgraduate-level studies | 8 (21) | 9 (47) | |
| Monthly family income (value in Dollars), n (%) | |||
| ≤ 541.0 | 5 (13) | 1 (5) | 0.502 |
| 541.01–1,143.0 | 6 (15) | 1 (5) | |
| 1,143.01–2,705.0 | 17 (44) | 11 (58) | |
| 2,705.01–5,410.0 | 9 (23) | 6 (32) | |
| ≥ 5,410.01 | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | |
| Did not know | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
Data are expressed as means ± SD, except when identified. No significant differences were found. (nonpaired t-test or chi-square test).