Table 1.
Baseline Participant Characteristics for the Sample and by Site (n = 39)
| Characteristic | Total |
Phoenix |
Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) or Mean [SD] | N (%) or Mean [SD] | N (%) or Mean [SD] | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 34 (87.18) | 19 (90.48) | 15 (83.33) |
| Male | 5 (12.82) | 2 (9.52) | 3 (16.67) |
| Age | 58.8 [8.1] | 59.5 [7.9] | 60.4 [8.8] |
| Education level | |||
| Never attended/only kindergarten | 4 (10.53) | 4 (19.05) | 0 |
| Grade 1–8 | 21 (55.26) | 12 (57.14) | 9 (52.94) |
| Some high school (grades 9–11) | 6 (15.79) | 3 (14.29) | 3 (17.65) |
| High school graduate or GED | 2 (5.26) | 0 | 2 (11.76) |
| Some college | 3 (7.89) | 2 (9.52) | 1 (5.88) |
| College graduate | 2 (5.26) | 0 | 2 (11.76) |
| Income | |||
| <$9,999 | 20 (55.66) | 9 (47.37) | 11 (64.71) |
| $10,000–19,999 | 11 (30.55) | 6 (31.58) | 5 (29.41) |
| $20,000–24,999 | 3 (8.33) | 3 (15.79) | 0 |
| $25,000–34,999 | 1 (2.78) | 0 | 1 (5.88) |
| Refused | 1 (2.78) | 1 (5.26) | 0 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 31.9 (7.30) | 31.6 (4.69) | 32.2 (9.69) |
| Chronic conditions (%yes) | |||
| High blood pressure | 14 (35.9) | 5 (23.81) | 9 (50.0) |
| Heart disease | 2 (5.13) | 0 | 2 (11.11) |
| Diabetes | 10 (25.64) | 7 (33.33) | 3 (16.67) |
| Cancer | 2 (5.13) | 1 (4.76) | 1 (5.56) |
| Lung disease | 3 (7.69) | 1 (4.76) | 2 (11.11) |
| Kidney disease | 4 (10.26) | 2 (9.52) | 2 (11.11) |
| Liver disease | 5 (12.82) | 1 (4.76) | 4 (22.22) |
| Stomach disease | 9 (23.68) | 4 (19.05) | 5 (29.41) |
| Blood disease | 1 (2.56) | 0 | 1 (5.56) |
| Stroke or neurological problems | 3 (7.69) | 1 (4.76) | 2 (11.11) |
| Thyroid disease | 6 (15.38) | 6 (28.57) | 0 |
| Acculturation measure (% Spanish only or mostly Spanish) | |||
| Language spoken | 34 (87.18) | 19 (90.48) | 15 (83.33) |
| Language of TV and music | 24 (61.54) | 15 (74.43) | 9 (50.0) |
| Language of books, magazines, and newspapers | 32 (82.05) | 20 (95.24) | 12 (66.67) |