Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Study Subjects for High Versus Low Literacy
| Overall (n = 417) | High reading literacy | Low reading literacy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n = 148) | Usual care (n = 144) | Intervention (n = 60) | Usual care (n = 65) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 55.8 (12.2) | 54.2 (13.2) | 55.1 (12.8) | 57.9 (11.1) | 58.9 (8.2) |
| Race, % | |||||
| African American | 169 (40.5) | 62 (41.9) | 53 (36.8) | 28 (46.7) | 26 (40.0) |
| Caucasian | 209 (50.1) | 71 (48.0) | 77 (53.5) | 28 (46.7) | 33 (50.8) |
| Other | 39 (9.4) | 15 (10.1) | 14 (9.7) | 4 (6.7) | 6 (9.2) |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 (3.1) | 6 (4.1) | 5 (3.5) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.5) |
| Married, % | 213 (51.1) | 60 (40.5) | 80 (55.6) | 36 (60.0) | 37 (56.9) |
| Employed part/full time, % | 153 (36.7) | 62 (41.9) | 54 (37.5) | 17 (28.3) | 20 (30.8) |
| Inadequate income, % | 111 (26.6) | 38 (25.7) | 35 (24.3) | 19 (31.7) | 19 (29.2) |
| General health excellent/very good, % | 121 (29.0) | 46 (31.1) | 44 (30.6) | 10 (16.7) | 21 (32.3) |
| Study inclusion criteria met | |||||
| BMI ≥ 30, % | 332 (79.6) | 116 (78.4) | 117 (81.3) | 45 (75.0) | 54 (83.1) |
| Physical activity < 150 min per week, % | 209 (50.1) | 71 (48.0) | 74 (51.4) | 28 (46.7) | 36 (55.4) |
| Current cigarette smoker, % | 163 (39.1) | 62 (41.9) | 53 (36.8) | 26 (43.3) | 22 (33.8) |