Table 2.
Participant characteristics (N=78).
| Characteristics | Experimental group, n (%) | Comparison group, n (%) | P valuea | |
| Age (years) | .89 | |||
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18-34 | 2 (5) | 2 (5) |
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35-49 | 10 (26) | 14 (36) |
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50-64 | 13 (33) | 12 (31) |
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65-74 | 13 (33) | 10 (26) |
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≥75 | 1 (3) | 1 (3) |
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| Education level | .16 | |||
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<High school | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
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High school diploma or general educational development | 5 (13) | 2 (5) |
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Some college | 11 (28) | 12 (31) |
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Bachelor’s degree | 14 (36) | 10 (26) |
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Graduate school degree | 9 (23) | 14 (36) |
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| Employment status | .98 | |||
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Employed full time | 15 (34) | 18 (42) |
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Employed part time | 8 (18) | 6 (14) |
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Not employed for pay, not seeking paid employment | 2 (5) | 1 (2) |
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Not employed for pay, but seeking paid employment | 2 (5) | 1 (2) |
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Retired | 8 (18) | 7 (16) |
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Homemaker | 6 (14) | 7 (16) |
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Student | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
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Volunteer | 2 (5) | 2 (5) |
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| Gender | .99 | |||
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Female | 36 (92) | 35 (90) |
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Male | 3 (8) | 4 (10) |
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| Marital status | .62 | |||
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Single | 9 (23) | 5 (13) |
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Married | 23 (59) | 24 (62) |
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Divorced | 6 (15) | 9 (23) |
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Widowed | 1 (3) | 1 (3) |
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| Race | .50 | |||
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American Indian or Alaska native | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
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Asian | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Black or African American | 8 (21) | 6 (15) |
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White | 30 (77) | 32 (82) |
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Other | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
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| Ethnicityb | .57 | |||
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Hispanic | 8 (21) | 7 (18) |
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Non-Hispanic | 30 (79) | 32 (82) |
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| Cancer diagnosis | .46 | |||
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Breast | 20 (51) | 25 (64) |
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Ovarian | 4 (10) | 3 (7) |
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Colorectal | 1 (3) | 3 (7) |
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Endometrial | 6 (15) | 2 (5) |
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Prostate | 2 (5) | 2 (5) |
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Urinary tract | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
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Renal or pelvic | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
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Brain | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
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Other | 6 (15) | 6 (15) |
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| Body mass index statusc | .51 | |||
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Normal | 11 (30) | 7 (18) |
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Overweight | 17 (46) | 21 (55) |
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Obese | 9 (24) | 10 (26) |
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aPearson chi-square test.
bOver 98% (77/78) responded to this item.
cOver 96% (75/78) responded to required items.