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Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics

From: Feasibility and acceptability of a multiple risk factor intervention: The Step Up randomized pilot trial

 

Overall

(n = 52)

n (%)

Usual Care

(n = 25)

n (%)

Experimental

(n = 27)

n (%)

p

Female

35 (67%)

17 (63%)

18 (72%)

0.49

White

33 (64%)

20 (74%)

16 (64%)

0.44

Married/living with partner

26 (50%)

14 (52%)

12 (48%)

0.78

Education

   

0.63

   College degree or greater

15 (29%)

7 (26%)

8 (32%)

 

Smoking stage of change

   

0.85

   Precontemplation

15 (29%)

9 (33%)

6 (24%)

 

   Contemplation

21 (40%)

9 (33%)

12 (48%)

 

   Preparation

16 (31%)

9 (33%)

7 (28%)

 

Taking antidepressant

35 (67%)

17 (62%)

18 (72%)

0.49

 

Mean (SD a)

Mean (SD a)

Mean (SD a)

p

Age

44.5 (11.8)

45.4 (11.8)

43.5 (11.8)

0.57

Nicotine Dependence b

2.37 (2.06)

2.26 (2.14)

2.46 (2.02)

0.74

Cigarettes/day

10.6 (7.2)

11.1 (7.5)

10.0 (6.9)

0.61

Depressive symptom score c

1.77 (0.61)

1.68 (0.64)

1.87 (0.57)

0.26

Physical activity

    

   Days/week walk for exercise

1.52 (1.82)

1.48 (1.97)

1.56 (1.69)

0.88

   Vigorous minutes/week

42.5 (142.3)

73.3 (193)

9.2 (18)

0.26

   Moderate minutes/week

127.4 (295.4)

137.4 (270)

116.6 (326)

0.80

   Walking per week (minutes)

257.3 (451.0)

264.8 (494)

249.2 (409)

0.90

   Walking per week (hours)

4.3 (7.5)

4.4 (8.2)

4.2 (6.8)

0.90

   Sitting per week (minutes)

510.0 (231.4)

546.7 (225)

470.4 (236)

0.24

Self-efficacy d

    

   Quitting smoking

6.48 (2.26)

6.15 (2.37)

6.84 (2.14)

0.27

   Regular physical activity

6.49 (1.74)

6.33 (1.49)

6.84 (2.14)

0.50

   Managing depression

5.88 (1.37)

6.04 (1.21)

5.7 (1.52)

0.37

Motivation d

    

   Quitting smoking

8.23 (2.14)

8.19 (2.47)

8.28 (1.77)

0.87

   Physical Activity

7.98 (1.51)

8.11 (1.4)

7.84 (1.62)

0.52

   Getting help managing depression

8.16 (2.26)

8.04 (2.58)

8.29 (1.88)

0.69

  1. a Standard deviation (SD).
  2. b Nicotine dependence assessed using FTND. Scores range from 0 to 10.
  3. c Depressive symptoms assessed via Hopkins SCL-D. Scores range from 0 to 4.
  4. d Scores range from 0 'not at all' to 10 'extremely'.