Table 1 Baseline comparison of intervention vs. comparison group and completers vs. noncompleters
From: Go!: results from a quasi-experimental obesity prevention trial with hospital employees
Variables | Intervention (n = 361)b n (%) or Mean (SD) | Comparison (n = 81)b n (%) or Mean (SD) | p a | Completers (n = 387)c n (%) or Mean (SD) | Noncompleters (n = 55)c n (%) or Mean (SD) | p a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic Variables | ||||||
Age (y) | 43.0 (12.1) | 43.3 (9.8) | 0.82 | 43.3 (11.6) | 41.3 (12.8) | 0.25 |
Gender (female) | 298 (82.6 %) | 78 (96.3 %) | 0.002 | 329 (85.0 %) | 47 (85.5 %) | 0.93 |
Race/ethnicity (White) | 329 (91.9 %) | 77 (95.1 %) | 0.08 | 352 (91.7 %) | 54 (98.2 %) | 0.47 |
Education | 0.18 | 0.61 | ||||
High school or less | 46 (12.9 %) | 12 (15.0 %) | 53 (13.9 %) | 5 (9.3 %) | ||
Some college or vocational training | 127 (35.7 %) | 36 (45.0 %) | 143 (37.4 %) | 20 (37.0 %) | ||
College degree + | 183 (51.4 %) | 32 (40.0 %) | 186 (48.7 %) | 29 (53.7 %) | ||
Annual household income | 0.55 | 0.21 | ||||
< 30,000 | 58 (17.1 %) | 13 (17.3 %) | 59 (16.2 %) | 12 (24.0 %) | ||
30,000–59,999 | 101 (29.8 %) | 24 (32.0 %) | 112 (30.8 %) | 13 (26.0 %) | ||
60,000–100,000 | 116 (34.2 %) | 29 (38.7 %) | 132 (36.3 %) | 13 (26.0 %) | ||
> 100,000 | 64 (18.9 %) | 9 (12.0 %) | 61 (16.8 %) | 12 (24.0 %) | ||
Job category | < 0.001 | 0.45 | ||||
Patient care | 182 (51.3 %) | 40 (51.3 %) | 191 (50.3 %) | 31 (58.5 %) | ||
Administrative/clerical | 103 (29.0 %) | 38 (48.7 %) | 125 (32.9 %) | 16 (30.2 %) | ||
Service | 70 (19.7 %) | 0 (0 %) | 64 (16.8 %) | 6 (11.3 %) | ||
Smoker (yes) | 37 (10.5 %) | 10 (12.7 %) | 0.57 | 38 (10.0 %) | 9 (17.0 %) | 0.13 |
Primary outcome variables | ||||||
Anthropometrics | ||||||
Weight (kg) | 77.6 (18.1) | 76.5 (18.9) | 0.62 | 76.9 (17.8) | 81.0 (20.9) | 0.12 |
BMI | 28.4 (6.2) | 28.4 (6.6) | 0.93 | 28.2 (6.2) | 29.6 (7.2) | 0.12 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 92.9 (14.9) | 94.7 (17.6) | 0.36 | 92.8 (15.2) | 96.2 (16.8) | 0.13 |
Dietary measures (per day) | ||||||
Fruit/vegetable servings | 5.2 (2.7) | 4.5 (2.2) | 0.04 | 5.1 (2.6) | 4.8 (2.7) | 0.50 |
% calories from fat | 32.3 (6.0) | 31.0 (5.7) | 0.08 | 32.2 (6.1) | 31.4 (5.3) | 0.34 |
Fiber (g) | 20.9 (14.6) | 18.1 (10.6) | 0.11 | 20.3 (13.7) | 21.2 (15.9) | 0.65 |
Physical activity measures | ||||||
GLTEQ | 42.5 (31.8) | 37.9 (28.9) | 0.23 | 41.9 (30.6) | 39.5 (35.9) | 0.59 |
IPAQ | 137.3 (89.5) | 113.8 (68.7 | 0.03 | 132.3 (86.1) | 138.2 (89.6) | 0.64 |
Secondary outcome variables | ||||||
Knowledge | 1.2 (1.1) | 1.3 (1.2) | 0.36 | 1.2 (1.1) | 1.4 (1.3) | 0.35 |
Employer commitment | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.6) | 0.56 | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.7) | 0.87 |
Coworker social support | 8.3 (4.7) | 9.3 (4.0) | 0.04 | 8.6 (4.6) | 7.8 (4.7) | 0.23 |
Information availability | 4.1 (1.4) | 3.0 (1.3) | < 0.001 | 3.8 (1.5) | 3.9 (1.6) | 0.64 |
Health discussions with coworkers | 2.9 (1.4) | 3.8 (1.5) | < 0.001 | 3.0 (1.5) | 3.3 (1.3) | 0.19 |