Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the Study Sample, N=46
| Characteristics | Intervention N=22 |
Control N=24 |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 44.2 (10.3) | 42.0 (11.0) |
| Ethnicity, Mexican descent, n (%) | 20 (90.9) | 20 (83.3) |
| Employment | ||
| Unemployed | 2 (9.1) | 4 (16.7) |
| Full time | 14 (63.6) | 15 (62.5) |
| Part time | 6 (27.3) | 5 (20.8) |
| Education, at least some college, n (%) | 10 (45.5) | 16 (66.7) |
| Marital, married/living with partner, n (%) | 16 (72.6) | 15 (62.5) |
| Nativity, n (%) | ||
| First generation | 18 (81.8) | 21 (87.5) |
| Second generation | 4 (8.2) | 2 (8.5) |
| Third generation | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) |
| Language spoken in the home, n (%) | ||
| Only Spanish | 7 (31.8) | 12 (50.0) |
| Spanish more than English | 9 (40.9) | 4 (16.7) |
| Both equally | 5 (22.7) | 7 (29.2) |
| English more thanSpanish | 1 (4.5) | 1 (4.2) |
| Language read, n (%) | ||
| Only Spanish | 4 (18.2) | 2 (8.3) |
| Spanish more thanEnglish | 8 (36.4) | 10 (41.7) |
| Both equally | 8 (36.4) | 8 (36.4) |
| English more thanSpanish | 2 (9.1) | 2 (9.1) |
| Stofhla Score,a mean (SD) | 34.57 (1.91) | 33.58 (3.53) |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 29.83 (4.83) | 29.67 (4.83) |
a
Stofhla = short test of functional health literacy in adults.