Table 3.

Patient Demographics

Intervention Group (n = 36)Control Group (n = 38)P Value
Age, mean (SD)55.4 (9.7)54.6 (11.9)0.75
Age, n (%)0.75
    18 to 444 (11.1)7 (18.4)
    45 to 6425 (69.4)23 (60.5)
    65+7 (19.4)8 (21.1)
Gender, n (%)0.24
    Male12 (33.3)14 (36.8)
    Female24 (66.7)24 (63.2)
Ethnicity, n (%)0.24
    Hispanic or Latino0 (0.0)3 (7.9)
    Non-Hispanic or Latino36 (100.0)35 (92.1)
Race, n (%)0.42
    African American32 (88.9)35 (92.1)
    Caucasian4 (11.1)2 (5.3)
    Other0 (0.0)1 (2.6)
Education, n (%)0.14
    < High school6 (16.6)11 (29.0)
    High school graduate/GED13 (36.1)6 (15.8)
    Some college8 (22.2)15 (39.5)
    Associate's cegree3 (8.3)2 (5.3)
    College graduate or higher6 (16.6)4 (10.5)
BMI, n (%)0.13
    Underweight < 18.50 (0.0)0 (0.0)
    Normal 18.5 to 24.90 (0.0)1 (2.6)
    Overweight 25.0 to 29.96 (16.7)11 (29.0)
    Obese ≥3025 (69.4)26 (68.4)
Baseline smoking status (within last year)0.10
    Smoker4 (11.8)10 (27.8)
    Nonsmoker30 (88.2)25 (69.4)
  • BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation.