Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Participants Included in the Current Analysis, by Study Arm*
CharacteristicsAll Participants (n = 288)Health Coaching Arm (n = 154)Usual Care Arm (n = 134)
Age (years), mean (SD)53.4 (10.9)54.1 (9.8)52.7 (12.0)
Female sex55.6 (160)55.8 (86)55.2 (74)
Born outside the United States74.7 (215)72.7 (112)76.9 (103)
Years in United States (if born outside United States), mean (SD)18.74 (11.20)19.50 (10.07)17.92 (12.30)
Primary language
    English28.5 (82)30.5 (47)26.1 (35)
    Spanish68.4 (197)66.2 (102)70.9 (95)
    Other3.1 (9)3.2 (5)3.0 (4)
Race/ethnicity
    Asian5.2 (15)3.9 (6)6.7 (9)
    African American18.4 (53)20.1 (31)16.4 (22)
    Latino or Hispanic70.5 (203)68.8 (106)72.4 (97)
    White2.4 (7)2.6 (4)2.2 (3)
    Other3.5 (10)3.5 (7)2.2 (3)
Working status
    Employed full time17.0 (49)18.2 (28)15.7 (21)
    Employed part time25.3 (73)24.0 (37)26.9 (36)
    Unemployed/homemaker31.6 (91)28.6 (46)35.1 (47)
    Retired/disabled /SSI/other26.1 (75)29.2 (45)22.4 (30)
Education
    <5th grade23.6 (68)23.4 (36)23.8 (32)
    6th to 8th grade22.2 (64)22.7 (35)21.6 (29)
    Some high school14.2 (41)13.6 (21)14.9 (20)
    High school graduate or GED16.3 (47)19.5 (30)12.7 (17)
    Some college/college graduate23.6 (68)20.8 (32)27.2 (36)
Income
    <$5,00033.3 (96)33.8 (52)32.8 (44)
    $5,000–10,00025.3 (73)26.1 (35)24.7 (38)
    $10,000–20,00031.6 (91)30.6 (41)32.5 (50)
    >20,0009.7 (28)9.0 (14)10.4 (14)
Number of medications, mean (SD)4.1 (2.1)4.3 (2.1)3.8 (2.1)
  • Data are % (n) unless otherwise indicated.

  • * All differences are nonsignificant.

  • SD, standard deviation; SSI, supplemental security income.