Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: Improving diet, activity and wellness in adults at risk of diabetes: randomized controlled trial

Variable a

Category

All

Intervention

Control

Pb

  

N= 339

N= 163

N= 176

 

Age, years

 

55.0±8.9

55.0 (8.8)

54.9 (9.1)

0.88

Female, n (%)

 

106 (31.3)

52 (31.9)

54 (30.7)

0.81

College or above, n (%)

 

281 (82.9)

137 (84.1)

144 (81.8)

0.59

Race/ethnicity, n (%)c

    

0.07

 

White

229 (67.6)

109 (66.9)

120 (68.2)

 
 

Hispanic

21 (6.2)

7 (4.3)

14 (8.0)

 
 

Asian

70 (20.7)

41 (58.6)

29 (41.4)

 
 

Other

19 (5.6)

6 (3.7)

13 (7.4)

 

Weight, kg

 

92.9 (15.8)

93.7 (14.9)

93.3 (16.6)

0.68

BMI, kg m−2

 

31.2 (4.4)

31.1 (4.5)

31.2 (4.3)

0.73

Breadc, per week

 

5.90 (3.99)

5.74 (3.94)

6.06 (4.04)

0.46

Pasta, white rice, per week

 

3.07 (2.89)

3.16 (2.97)

2.99 (3.81)

0.60

Sum of bread, pasta, white rice, per week

 

8.97 (5.01)

8.89 (5.10)

9.05 (4.03)

0.78

Red meat, per week

 

3.87 (3.43)

3.75 (3.39)

3.98 (4.47)

0.53

Sweets, per week

 

4.31 (3.42)

4.30 (3.07)

4.31 (3.72)

0.96

Fruit, per week

 

3.74 (3.31)

3.75 (3.29)

3.74 (3.35)

0.98

Vegetables, per week

 

5.23 (4.01)

5.50 (3.99)

4.98 (4.03)

0.23

Sum of fruit and vegetables, per week

 

8.98 (6.39)

9.25 (6.25)

8.72 (6.52)

0.44

Aerobic activity (days per week)

 

2.29 (1.89)

2.33 (1.92)

2.25 (1.87)

0.68

  1. Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.
  2. aMean (s.d.) unless otherwise indicated.
  3. bSignificance of difference between intervention and control.
  4. cRace and ethnicity as reported on online questionnaire. Native American/Alaskan, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, more than one race or ‘not reported’ reported as ‘other’.