Substantial improvements not seen in health behaviors following corner store conversions in two Latino food swamps

Table 1 Characteristics of Proyecto MercadoFRESCO Sample (N = 1686)

	Baseline Intervention Percent or Mean (SD)	Baseline Comparison Percent or Mean (SD)	Follow-up Intervention Percent or Mean (SD)	Follow-up Comparison Percent or Mean (SD)
	N = 313	N = 482	N = 323	N = 568
Characteristics
Sex
Male	21.7	22.4	17.3	21.0
Female	78.3	77.6	82.7	79.0
Age (Years)	44.4 (15.5)	44.3 (15.9)	47.1 (14.8)	46.4 (15.4)
Marital Status^a
Single	23.6	21.8	22.4	21.9
Married/With Partner	56.2	58.5	58.1	60.9
Separated/Divorced/Widowed	20.1	19.7	19.6	17.3
Nativity
U.S. Born	37.4	35.9	34.7	33.5
Foreign Born	62.6	64.1	65.3	66.5
Mexican Heritage^b
Yes	89.2	84.9	95.3	88.5**
No	10.8	15.1	4.7	11.5
Language Spoken at Home
English Only	13.7	14.9**	12.7	8.6**
English and Spanish	56.2	45.2	67.5	62.1
Spanish Only	32.0	39.8	19.8	29.2
Language of Interview
English	43.1	39.6	43.0	40.3
Spanish	56.9	60.4	57.0	59.7
Education (years)	9.9 (4.1)	10.3 (3.9)	10.1 (4.3)	10.0 (4.1)
Food Assistance^c
Yes	26.8	31.5	28.2	31.5
No	73.2	68.5	71.8	68.5

NOTE: Some percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Significant differences between intervention and comparison in categorical variables were tested at baseline and follow-up using chi-squared tests. Significant differences between intervention and comparison in continuous variables were tested at baseline and follow-up independent sample t-tests tests
**p <0 .01
^aData were only available for 332 (99.8 %) for the follow-up intervention group and 567 (99.8 %) observations for the follow-up control group due to missing data
^bData were only available for 306 (97.8 %) for the baseline intervention group, 469 (97.3 %) observations for the baseline control group, 318 (98.4 %) for the follow-up intervention group, and 555 (97.7 %) for the follow-up control group due to missing data
^cParticipation in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants or Children (WIC) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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