Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for participants in field trials 1 and 2.
| Participant characteristics | Field Trial 1 (n=21) | Field Trial 2 (n=38) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 52.2 (7.6) | 52.4 (8.5) | |
| Race, n (%) | |||
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Black or African American | 16 (76.2) | 33 (89.2) |
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White | 5 (23.8) | 4 (10.8) |
| Number of households, mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.5) | 2.8 (1.9) | |
| Household income, mean (SD) | 20,480 (23,022) | 19,088 (12,771) | |
| Education level, n (%) | |||
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High school | 7 (33.3) | 1 (2.7) |
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College/university | 14 (66.7) | 22 (59.5) |
| Work status, n (%) | |||
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Not working | 17 (81.0) | 14 (37.8) |
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Working | 4 (19.0) | 23 (63.9) |
| Hours worked, n (%) | |||
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1-10 | 1 (25.0) | 13 (36.1) |
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11-20 | 1 (25.0) | 2 (15.4) |
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21-30 | 1 (25.0) | 11 (84.6) |
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31-40 | 1 (25.0) | 7 (53.8) |
| Shift work, n (%) | |||
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First shift (6-8 am) | 2 (50.0) | 7 (53.8) |
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Second shift (2-5 pm) | —a | 3 (23.1) |
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Varies | 2 (50.0) | 3 (23.1) |
| Weight (lbs), mean (SD) | 257.0 (57.6) | 250.9 (56.8) | |
| Body mass index, mean (SD) | 45.5 (8.4) | 45.2 (10.7) | |
| Low health literacy, n (%) | |||
| No | 11 (52.4) | 12 (32.4) | |
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Yes | 10 (47.6) | 25 (67.6) |
aData not available.