Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants in the (omitted for blind review) Trial (N=266)
| Intervention (n=132) |
Control (n=134) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age | 41.6 (10.1) | 39.8 (9.8) |
| Perceived Stress Scale | 21.5 (8.5) | 21.9 (8.2) |
| CESD | 7.8 (6.1) | 7.6 (6.0) |
| 7-Day PAR Physical Activity | 1.9 (6.9) | 3.0 (10.3) |
| Accelerometer Physical Activity | 9.5 (33.0) | 8.9 (22.2) |
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Ethnic background | ||
| Dominican | 46 (34.8) | 57 (42.5) |
| Colombian | 40 (30.3) | 30 (22.4) |
| Other | 46 (34.8) | 47 (35.1) |
| Education | ||
| High School or less | 58 (43.9) | 62 (46.3) |
| Technical School or some college | 43 (32.6) | 44 (32.8) |
| College or Graduate School | 31(23.5) | 28 (20.9) |
| Employment | ||
| Unemployed | 60 (45.8) | 64 (48.1) |
| Full Time Employment | 48 (36.6) | 33 (24.8) |
| Part Time Employment | 23 (17.6) | 33 (24.8) |
| Income | ||
| <20,000 | 67 (52.8) | 69 (54.3) |
| 20,000 – 39,999 | 33 (26.0) | 28 (22.1) |
| >= 40,000 | 17 (13.4) | 11(19.7) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or have partner | 82 (62.1) | 69 (51.9) |
No significant differences in any variable between intervention and control at p<.05