TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample
| Variable | Total sample (n = 293) | Range | Control group (n = 154) | Intervention group (n = 139) | p‐Value a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 46.03 ± 1.88 | 18–95 | 46.55 ± 2.31 | 45.45 ± 3.04 | .575 |
| Sex | .557 | ||||
| Female | 163 (55.6%) | 83 (53.9%) | 80 (57.6%) | ||
| Male | 130 (44.4%) | 71 (46.1%) | 59 (42.4%) | ||
| Race | .265 | ||||
| White | 233 (79.5%) | 128 (83.1%) | 105 (75.5%) | ||
| Black | 38 (13.0%) | 17 (11.0%) | 21 (15.1%) | ||
| Other/Refused | 22 (7.5%) | 9 (5.8%) | 13 (9.4%) | ||
| Ethnicity | .417 | ||||
| Not Hispanic | 272 (92.8%) | 144 (93.5%) | 128 (92.1%) | ||
| Hispanic | 7 (2.4%) | 2 (1.3%) | 5 (3.6%) | ||
| Unknown/Refused | 14 (4.8%) | 8 (5.2%) | 6 (4.3%) | ||
| Body mass index a | 31.96 ± 0.90 | 18.54–55.98 | 32.27 ± 1.31 | 31.61 ± 1.21 | .468 |
| Smoking status | .825 | ||||
| Current smoker | 25 (8.5%) | 12 (7.8%) | 13 (9.4%) | ||
| Former smoker | 86 (29.4%) | 45 (29.2%) | 41 29.5%) | ||
| Never smoked | 148 (50.5%) | 81 (52.6%) | 67 (48.2%) | ||
| Unknown | 34 (11.6%) | 16 (10.4%) | 18 (12.9%) |
a
Due to missing data, the sample sizes for BMI are the following: total sample n = 265, control n = 141, intervention n = 124.