Table 3.
Summary of demographic data for the subjects that participated in the focus groups.
| Criteria | NBW Group | PO Group | OW/OB Group | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | Toronto | Montreal | Vancouver | Toronto | Toronto | Montreal | ||
| n | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 47 |
| Gender (n) | ||||||||
| Male | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Female | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
| Age (n) | ||||||||
| 30–34 years | 4 * | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 * | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 35–40 years | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 40–44 years | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 45–49 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 50–55 years | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 * | 0 | 10 |
| Mean (SD) | 34.7 ± 3.9 | 33.4 ± 34.8 | 42 ± 7.0 | 49.3 ± 3.8 | 31.6 ± 4.2 | 53.9 ± 7.1 | 42.2 ± 5.0 | 41.0 ± 9.4 |
| Body weight (kg) (Mean ± SD) | 57.9 ± 10.4 | 64.2 ± 9.7 | 57.2 ± 6.5 | 72.9 ± 17.3 | 67.3 ± 6.5 | 86.3 ± 16.6 | 83.6 ± 20.5 | 69.9 ± 16.5 |
| BMI (Mean ± SD) | 21.3 ± 2.2 | 22.2 ± 1.9 | 21.9 ± 2.3 | 25.6 ± 3.2 | 23.3 ± 2.2 | 32.9 ± 5.2 | 31.0 ± 4.8 | 25.5 ± 5.3 |
| Waist circumference (inch) (Mean ± SD) | 27 ± 1.8 | 28.9 ± 3.7 | 29.2 ± 2.3 | 33.3 ± 3.9 | 29.9 ± 2.2 † | 38.1 ± 2.5 | 38.2 ± 7.0 | 32.0 ± 5.4 |
| Diabetes or prediabetes (Y/N) | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | |
| Diagnosed | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 | N/A | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| Non-diagnosed | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 | N/A | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Annual income (n) | ||||||||
| 50–59K | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 * | 12 |
| 60–69K | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 70–79K | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 80–89K | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 90–99K | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| > 100 K | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married/common law | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 27 |
| Single/separated/divorced | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Completed secondary | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Completed post-secondary | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
BMI, body mass index; N, no; N/A, not applicable; Y, yes. * Some individuals recruited exhibited characteristics that were outside the parameters of the inclusion criteria: One person from the Vancouver NBW and two people from the Toronto PO group were > 25 and < 30 and years of age; four individuals in the Toronto OW/OB group were >55 and ≤ 60; and one subject from the OB/OW Montreal group had an annual salary of < $50,000. † One subject in the Toronto PO group did not provide their waist circumference. The data point was imputed as the average waist circumference of the other six individuals within the same focus group.