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. 2017 Jul 14;2(3):22. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics2030022

Table 2.

Health-related characteristics of the participants.

Variable Category Unweighted Frequencies Weighted Frequencies p
Self-rated Health Poor to Fair 249 459,489 0.337
Good 316 498,687
Very good to excellent 332 593,637
Food Security/Enough money to buy food Yes 732 1,283,375 <0.001
No 153 232,692
Mobility impairment Yes 476 753,353 0.690
No 425 802,082
Difficulty in activities of daily living 0 499 899,994 <0.001
1 230 397,568
2+ 165 250,148
Number of medical conditions 0–3 233 473,039 <0.001
4 125 223,459
5 133 175,832
6 118 217,063
7 103 173,735
8+ 189 290,305
Diabetes Yes 280 489,893 <0.001
No 618 1,037,741
Congregate meals help eat healthier Yes 706 1,205,829 <0.001
No 180 331,904
Congregate meals help be more independent Yes 580 903,722 <0.001
No 295 581,504
Total servings vegetables/day <4 366 676,639 0.006
4 176 341,352
>4 322 499,288
Eat vegetables at site Yes 846 1,487,964 <0.001
No 48 59,980
Exercise at site Yes 320 554,196 <0.001
No 579 999,584
Health screenings at site Yes 344 567,871 0.001
No 555 985,521
Received nutrition education through the program * Yes 104 180,955 <0.001
No 793 1,369,511

Note: n = 901, unweighted. Significance was considered at p < 0.05. * Nutrition education varies from counselling to information through web links or pamphlets. It is not possible to assess if the education was received at the site or through a program-related agency.