Table 2.
Baseline participants characteristics.
| Characteristics | Overall (n=29) | MIa (n=16) | App (n=13) | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 66.03 (8.12) | 68.39 (7.36) | 63.12 (8.34) | .01 | |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 38.25 (9.25) | 39.69 (10.18) | 36.47 (8.00) | .37 | |
| Weight (lbs), mean (SD) | 236.67 (59.05) | 244.30 (60.38) | 227.28 (58.36) | .53 | |
| Waist, mean (SD) | 48.12 (5.78) | 48.41 (6.18) | 47.77 (5.49) | .63 | |
| Income ($), mean (SD) | 50,805.43 (39,571.16) | 50,534.5 (47,581.8) | 51,166.67 (30,022.77) | .59 | |
| Female, n (%) | 20 (70) | 11 (69) | 9 (69) | >.99 | |
| Educations (≥ high school), n (%) | 28 (97) | 16 (100) | 12 (92) | .45 | |
| Worried about housing loss, n (%) | 3 (10) | 1 (6) | 2 (15) | .57 | |
| Employment, n (%) | |||||
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Full-time work | 12 (41) | 5 (31) | 7 (54) | .22 |
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Unemployed but not seeking work | 15 (52) | 10 (63) | 5 (38) | .27 |
| Insurance, n (%) | |||||
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None/uninsured | 4 (14) | 2 (13) | 2 (15) | >.99 |
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Medicare | 16 (55) | 11 (69) | 5 (38) | .14 |
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Private insurance | 8 (28) | 3 (19) | 5 (38) | .41 |
| Health history, n (%) | |||||
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Myocardial infarction | 8 (28) | 4 (25) | 4 (31) | >.99 |
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Cardiac catheterization | 12 (41) | 9 (56) | 3 (23) | .13 |
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Claudication | 9 (31) | 5 (31) | 4 (31) | >.99 |
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Hypertension | 23 (79) | 12 (75) | 11 (85) | .66 |
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Hypercholesterolemia | 19 (68) | 10 (63) | 9 (69) | >.99 |
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Diabetes | 13 (45) | 8 (50) | 5 (38) | .71 |
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Diabetes-related complications | 8 (28) | 7 (44) | 1 (8) | .04 |
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Arthritis other than rheumatoid | 12 (41) | 9 (56) | 3 (23) | .13 |
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At least 100 cigarettes during lifetime | 18 (62) | 10 (63) | 8 (62) | >.99 |
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Ethanol use | 18 (62) | 8 (50) | 10 (77) | .25 |
aMI: motivational interviewing.