Table 5:

Differences between large and very large Latino churches

	200–1,000 members (N=13)		>1,000 members (N=13)		p
	N	%	N	%
Denomination					0.01
Catholic	7	54	13	100
Pentecostal	2	15	0	0
Baptist	1	8	0	0
Other	3	23	0	0
Number of paid staff					0.23
mean ± standard deviation	9.8 ± 14.1		7.6 ± 3.4
median	4		7
range	(1–50)		(3–15)
Wellness Strategies implemented
promoted physical activity from pulpit in last 12 months	9	69	3	23	0.05
promoted good nutrition from the pulpit in last 12 months	10	77	4	31	0.05
has guidelines for healthy church meals	9	69	3	2%	0.05
Challenges to implement wellness activities
Too many activities already ongoing	8	62	11	85	0.38
Not sure what topics members would be interested in	5	38	2	15	0.38
Not enough volunteers	2	15	5	38	0.38
Members not interested	1	8	4	31	0.32
Lack of commitment from church leadership	1	8	4	31	0.32
# of challenges to implement wellness activities					0.34
mean ± standard deviation	3.7 ± 2.3		4.3 ± 2.1
median	3		5
range	1–8		0–9

Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables, Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables