Table 5.
Sample demographic characteristics.
| Demographic characteristic | Total (n=95) | Control group (n=48) | Intervention group (n=47) | |
| Gender, n (%)a | ||||
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Male | 28 (30) | 20 (42) | 8 (17) |
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Female | 66 (70) | 28 (58) | 38 (83)b |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 44.2 (12.9) | 44.8 (13.7) | 43.5 (12.1) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
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First Nations | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
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Inuk | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Métis | 3 (3) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) |
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Asian | 3 (3) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) |
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African, Caribbean, or Black | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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White | 82 (87) | 42 (88) | 40 (87) |
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Other | 5 (5) | 1 (2) | 4 (9) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
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Single | 33 (35) | 11 (23) | 22 (47) |
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Common law | 6 (6) | 4 (8) | 2 (4) |
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Married | 35 (37) | 18 (38) | 17 (36) |
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Separated | 4 (4) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) |
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Divorced | 16 (17) | 11 (23) | 5 (11) |
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Widowed | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Education level, n (%) | ||||
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High School | 10 (11) | 7 (15) | 3 (6) |
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College | 45 (47) | 23 (48) | 22 (47) |
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University—undergraduate | 26 (27) | 10 (21) | 16 (34) |
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University—master’s | 10 (11) | 5 (10) | 5 (11) |
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University—doctorate | 4 (4) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) |
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||
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Full-time | 23 (24) | 11 (23) | 12 (26) |
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Part-time | 8 (8) | 2 (4) | 6 (13) |
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Short-term disability | 5 (5) | 2 (4) | 3 (6) |
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Long-term disability | 31 (33) | 18 (38) | 13 (28) |
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Self-employed | 7 (7) | 3 (6) | 4 (8) |
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Retired | 10 (11) | 5 (10) | 5 (11) |
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Unemployed | 11 (12) | 7 (15) | 4 (8) |
an=1 transgender participant removed from the analysis.
bP=.01.