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Table 2 Comparisons of demographic characteristics, weight loss experience, and completion of the 6-month assessment of all randomized participants by recruitment source

From: Using targeting to recruit men and women of color into a behavioral weight loss trial

Ā 

Non-targeted recruitment, nā€‰=ā€‰343

Targeted recruitment, nā€‰=ā€‰125

p value

Demographics

ā€ƒWomen, n (%)

294 (85.7)

63 (50.4)

<ā€‰0.001

ā€ƒNon-Hispanic White, n (%)

300 (87.5)

66 (52.8)

<ā€‰0.001

ā€ƒAge, Mā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

49.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10.3

46.7 (10.3)

0.005

ā€ƒObjective BMI, Mā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

36.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.8

35.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.0

0.82

ā€ƒIncome ā‰„ā€‰$75,000, n (%)a

221 (64.8)

68 (54.8)

0.05

ā€ƒā‰„ā€‰College degree, n (%)

205 (59.8)

76 (60.8)

0.84

ā€ƒEmployed full-time, n (%)b

294 (85.7)

95 (76.6)

0.02

ā€ƒMarried/partnered, n (%)b

238 (69.6)

82 (65.6)

0.41

Weight loss experience

ā€ƒLifetime total weight loss, lbs., mdn (IQR)c

126.0 (74.3; 224.0)

98.0 (38.5; 180.8)

0.001

ā€ƒTotal weight loss strategies, Mā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

3.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.7

2.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.8

<ā€‰0.001

ā€ƒSelf-weighing frequencyā€‰ā‰„ā€‰weekly, n (%)b

171 (50.0)

55 (44.0)

0.25

Complete 6-month assessment, n (%)

306 (89.2)

109 (87.2)

0.54

  1. Values are observed means and standard deviations, counts and percentage, or median and interquartile range (total weight loss only)
  2. anā€‰=ā€‰465
  3. bnā€‰=ā€‰467
  4. cnā€‰=ā€‰466