Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants (N=957)
| Characteristics | %, or mean ± STD |
|---|---|
| Group assignment | |
| .Lifestyle | 50.3 |
| .Placebo | 49.7 |
| Sex | |
| . Male | 34.7 |
| . Female | 65.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| . Non-Hispanic white | 57.7 |
| . African American | 19.2 |
| . Hispanic of any race | 18.7 |
| . All others | 4.4 |
| Age (years) | |
| . <40 | 11.7 |
| . 40–44 | 11.2 |
| . 45–49 | 22.3 |
| . 50–54 | 17.5 |
| . 55–59 | 14.3 |
| . 60–64 | 11.2 |
| . >65 | 11.9 |
| Educational attainment | |
| . < High school | 4.7 |
| . High school/GED | 20.9 |
| . College | 49.0 |
| . Graduate school | 25.4 |
| Marital Status | |
| . Married/Cohabitating | 67.6 |
| . Single | 11.9 |
| . Divorced | 15.9 |
| . Widowed | 4.6 |
| Annual Income | |
| . $20,000 | 14.6 |
| . $20,000 - <$35,000 | 17.5 |
| . $35,000 - <$50,000 | 20.3 |
| . $50,000 - <$75,000 | 19.2 |
| . ≥ $75,000 | 22.4 |
| . Refused to answer | 8.1 |
| Alcohol consumption | |
| . Nondrinker | 54.1 |
| . <1 drink/week | 16.7 |
| . ≥1 drink/week | 29.2 |
| Current smoker | 5.4 |
| DASH Diet Score (0–9 range) | 2.5 ± 1.6 |
| Menopausal, % among female participants | 54.4 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 33.5 ± 5.8 |