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

Table 4 Comparisons of demographic characteristics, weight loss experience, and completion of the 6-month assessment of randomized participants by recruitment source: women of color only (N = 83)

	Non-targeted recruitment, n = 35	Targeted recruitment, n = 48	p value
Demographics
Age, M ± SD	45.5 ± 10.5	46.2 ± 10.4	0.78
Objective BMI, M ± SD	36.6 ± 4.0	35.8 ± 4.0	0.37
Income ≥ $75,000, n (%)^a	11 (31.4)	17 (36.2)	0.65
≥ College degree, n (%)	18 (51.4)	25 (52.1)	0.95
Employed full-time, n (%)	28 (80.0)	34 (70.8)	0.34
Married/partnered, n (%)	18 (51.4)	26 (54.2)	0.81
Weight loss experience
Lifetime total weight loss, lbs., mdn (IQR)^a	74.3 (32.3; 184.0)	51.8 (10.5; 147.5)	0.50
Total weight loss strategies, M ± SD	3.8 ± 1.8	2.7 ± 1.8	0.006
Self-weighing frequency ≥ weekly, n (%)	14 (40.0)	22 (45.8)	0.60
Complete 6-month assessment, n (%)	28 (80.0)	41 (85.4)	0.52

Values are observed means and standard deviations, counts and percentage, or median and interquartile range (total weight loss only)
^an = 8

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