Table 3 Retention percentages by baseline participant characteristics in Be Fit, Be Well trial
| Â | Baseline N(%) | 6- month N(%) | 12- month N(%) | 18-month N(%) | 24-month N(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 365 (100.0) | 272 (74.5) | 253 (69.3) | 245(67.1) | 314 (86.0) |
Group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Usual care | 185 (50.7) | 141 (76.2) | 139 (75.1)** | 133 (71.9)* | 166 (89.7)* |
  Intervention | 180 (49.3) | 131 (72.8) | 114 (63.3) | 112 (62.2) | 148 (82.2) |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  <50 | 97 (26.6) | 66 (68.0)* | 58 (59.8)* | 51 (52.6)** | 79 (81.4) |
  50-59 | 91 (24.9) | 70 (76.9) | 68 (74.7) | 65 (71.4) | 81 (89.0) |
  60-69 | 93 (25.4) | 75 (80.7) | 72 (77.4) | 74 (79.6) | 81 (87.1) |
  ≥ 70 | 84 (23.0) | 61 (72.6) | 55 (65.5) | 55 (65.5) | 73 (86.9) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Female | 250 (68.5) | 186 (74.4) | 177 (70.8) | 178 (71.2)* | 222 (88.8)* |
  Male | 115 (31.5) | 86 (74.8) | 76 (66.1) | 67 (58.3) | 92 (80.0) |
Race/Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Black | 260 (71.2) | 198 (76.2) | 187 (71.9) | 183 (70.4) | 225 (86.5) |
  Hispanic | 48 (13.2) | 35 (72.9) | 32 (66.7) | 23 (47.9)* | 40 (83.3) |
  White or other | 57 (15.6) | 39 (68.4) | 34 (59.7) | 39 (68.4) | 49 (86.0) |
Language | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  English | 318 (87.1) | 238 (74.8) | 220 (69.2) | 217 (68.2) | 274 (86.2) |
  Spanish | 47 (12.9) | 34 (72.3) | 33 (70.2) | 28 (59.6) | 40 (85.1) |
Health center | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  A | 158 (43.3) | 122 (77.2) | 119 (75.3) | 116 (73.4) | 138 (87.3) |
  B | 103 (28.2) | 77 (74.6) | 64 (62.1)* | 65 (63.1) | 87 (84.5) |
  C | 104 (28.5) | 73 (70.2) | 70 (67.3) | 64 (61.5) | 89 (85.6) |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  < High school | 120 (32.9) | 83 (69.2) | 85 (70.8) | 76 (63.3) | 102 (85.0) |
  High school graduate | 109 (29.9) | 79 (72.5) | 71 (65.1) | 71(65.1) | 97 (89.0) |
  Some college or college graduate | 136 (37.3) | 110 (80.9) | 97 (71.3) | 98 (72.1) | 115 (84.6) |
Work status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Employed or student | 196 (53.7) | 149 (76.0) | 133 (67.9) | 131 (66.8) | 169 (86.2) |
  Unemployed or disabled | 110 (30.1) | 83 (75.5) | 83 (75.5)* | 78 (70.9) | 95 (86.4) |
  Homemaker or retired | 59 (16.2) | 40 (67.8) | 37 (62.7) | 36 (61.0) | 50 (84.8) |
Annual income (in $) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  <10,000 | 95 (26.0) | 61 (64.2)* | 66 (69.5) | 64 (67.4) | 81 (85.3) |
  10,000-19,999 | 73 (20.0) | 58 (79.5) | 51 (69.9) | 48 (65.6) | 65 (89.0) |
  20,000-34,999 | 88 (24.1) | 65 (73.9) | 59 (67.1) | 56 (63.6) | 75 (85.2) |
  ≥ 35,000 | 109 (29.9) | 88 (80.7) | 77 (70.6) | 77 (70.6) | 93 (84.4) |
Depression score | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  High | 24 (6.6) | 16 (66.7) | 17 (70.8) | 16 (66.7) | 19 (79.2) |
  Low | 341 (93.4) | 256 (75.1) | 236 (69.2) | 229 (67.2) | 295 (86.2) |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Never | 203 (55.6) | 157 (77.3) | 145 (71.4) | 138 (68.0) | 178 (87.7) |
  Former | 97 (26.6) | 72 (74.2) | 68 (70.1) | 65 (67.0) | 83 (85.6) |
  Current | 65 (17.8) | 43 (66.2) | 40 (61.5)* | 42 (64.6) | 53 (81.5) |
Self-rated health | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Excellent or very good | 107 (29.3) | 77 (72.0) | 70 (65.4) | 69 (64.5) | 87 (81.3) |
  Good | 127 (34.8) | 101 (79.5) | 91 (71.7) | 86 (67.7) | 111 (87.4) |
  Fair or poor | 131 (35.9) | 94 (71.8) | 92 (70.2) | 90 (68.7) | 116 (88.6) |