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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of Participants at Baseline, by Treatment Assignment

From: HealthWorks: results of a multi-component group-randomized worksite environmental intervention trial for weight gain prevention

 

N (%) or

Mean (SD)

Intervention

% or Mean (SD)

Control

% or Mean (SD)

Total Number of Participants

1,672

723

949

Age

   

   Under 30

275 (16.8%)

18.3

15.6

   31-40

414 (25.3%)

24.3

26.0

   41-50

517 (31.5%)

31.1

31.9

   51-60

378 (23.1%)

23.4

22.8

   Over 60

55 (3.3%)

3.0

3.7

Sex

   

   Women

1,011 (60.7%)

62.3

59.5

   Men

654 (39.3%)

37.7

40.5

Race/Ethnicity

   

   Non-Hispanic White/Caucasian

1,429 (86.8%)

87.9

86.0

   Non-Hispanic Black

70 (4.3%)

3.4

4.9

   Other, Non-Hispanic

73 (4.4%)

4.6

4.3

   Mulit-Racial, Non-Hispanic

22 (1.3%)

1.4

1.3

   Hispanic

36 (2.2%)

2.0

2.4

   Undefined/Refuse to Answer

16 (1.0%)

0.7

1.2

Educational Attainment

   

   Less than High School or High School Degree

156 (9.5%)

9.0

9.8

   Technical Degree or Some College

497 (30.2%)

30.6

29.8

   College Degree

615 (37.3%)

38.6

36.3

   Graduate Degree

380 (23.0%)

21.8

24.0

Marital Status

   

   Never Married

277 (16.8%)

17.1

16.6

   Married

1,001 (60.8%)

61.3

60.5

   Cohabiting

119 (7.2%)

7.0

7.4

   Separated

23 (1.4%)

1.8

1.1

   Divorced

206 (12.5%)

11.5

13.3

   Widowed

20 (1.2%)

1.3

1.2

Smoking Status

   

   Non-Smoker

1,411 (85.8%)

87.7

84.4

   Current Smoker

233 (14.2%)

12.3

15.6

Body Weight Status

   

   Weight (kg)

81.5 (20.1)

82.2 (21.0)

81.1 (19.4)

   BMI

28.4 (6.3)

28.7 (6.6)

28.3 (6.1)

   Percent Overweight

35.8%

33.8%

37.3%

   Percent Obese

33.0%

34.5%

31.9%