Table 1.
Partner participant characteristics at baseline by intervention arm and total group
| Participant characteristic | CC | IC | DE | Total | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of partner participants | 97 | 93 | 78 | 268 | – |
| Gender (%) | 0.803 | ||||
| Female | 66.0 | 65.6 | 61.5 | 64.6 | |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.4 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 0.663 |
| Race (%) | 0.380 | ||||
| White | 72.6 | 65.6 | 72.4 | 70.1 | |
| Asian | 5.3 | 14.4 | 11.8 | 10.3 | |
| Black or African American | 16.8 | 17.8 | 13.2 | 16.1 | |
| Other | 5.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | |
| Relationship status (%) | 0.089 | ||||
| Married | 88.7 | 86.0 | 83.3 | 86.2 | |
| Unmarried/living together | 10.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.8 | |
| Unmarried/not living together | 1.0 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 6.0 | |
| Education (%) | 0.158 | ||||
| Less than high school | 5.2 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | |
| High school/GED/TECH | 16.5 | 20.7 | 19.5 | 18.8 | |
| Some college or AD | 47.4 | 37.0 | 37.7 | 41.0 | |
| Bachelors | 12.4 | 18.5 | 24.7 | 18.0 | |
| Masters or doctorate | 18.6 | 14.1 | 10.4 | 14.7 | |
| Employment status (%) | 0.293 | ||||
| Working full time | 37.1 | 41.9 | 44.9 | 41.0 | |
| Working part time | 20.6 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 13.8 | |
| Retired/on disability | 27.8 | 35.5 | 28.2 | 30.6 | |
| Not working/other | 14.4 | 12.9 | 16.7 | 14.6 | |
| Annual household income, $ (%) | 0.213 | ||||
| < 20 000 | 9.3 | 17.2 | 14.1 | 13.4 | |
| 20 000–50 000 | 20.6 | 31.2 | 26.9 | 26.1 | |
| 50 000 + | 53.6 | 41.9 | 50.0 | 48.5 | |
| Not reported | 16.5 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 11.9 | |
| Age, years, mean (sd) | 56.7 (11.8) | 54.6 (12.3) | 55.9 (11.0) | 55.8 (11.7) | 0.473 |
| Years in relationship (sd) | 26.7 (14.9) | 25.6 (14.8) | 23.9 (14.8) | 25.5 (14.8) | 0.485 |
| Systolic BP, mmHg, mean (sd) | 124.3 (17.9) | 122.8(17.4) | 121.0(17.2) | 122.8 (17.5) | 0.453 |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg, mean (sd) | 74.5 (11.3) | 74.5 (10.4) | 72.1 (11.4) | 73.8 (11.1) | 0.250 |
| Weight, kg, mean (sd) | 88.4 (28.0) | 86.7 (21.6) | 87.5 (27.5) | 87.5 (25.7) | 0.902 |
| Height, cm, mean (sd) | 166.5 (9.5) | 163.6(12.7) | 165.2 (9.7) | 165.1 (10.8) | 0.166 |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (sd) | 31.6 (8.2) | 33.2 (15.0) | 31.8 (8.7) | 32.2 (11.1) | 0.546 |
| Diabetes Distress Scale, mean (sd) | 2.3 (1.0) | 2.4 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.0) | 0.829 |
| PHQ-8, mean (sd) | 2.5 (3.0) | 3.5 (4.4) | 3.1 (4.1) | 3.0 (3.9) | 0.204 |
| RDAS, mean (sd) | 49.2 (9.3) | 50.2 (7.4) | 50.0 (9.2) | 49.8 (8.6) | 0.696 |
| IPAQ, total mets/week, mean (sd) | 90.1 (128.3) | 106.8(167.4) | 61.9 (82.9) | 87.7 (133.7) | 0.090 |
| NCI Fat Screener (%), mean (sd) | 33.9 (3.9) | 34.1 (5.2) | 35.1 (8.9) | 34.3 (6.1) | 0.404 |
*
Based on chi-square tests (qualitative variables) or ANOVA (quantitative variables).
CC, couples calls; IC, individual calls; DE, diabetes education calls; GED,; TECH,; AD,; PHQ-8, Patient Health Questionnaire-8; RDAS, Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire.