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Table 1 Demographics and personal characteristics by group status

From: Adaptive goal setting and financial incentives: a 2 × 2 factorial randomized controlled trial to increase adults’ physical activity

 

Total (N = 96)

Adaptive with Immediate Rewards (n = 25)

Adaptive with Delayed Rewards (n = 24)

Static with Immediate Rewards (n = 24)

Static with Delayed Rewards (n = 23)

Age, mean (SD)

41.0 (9.46)

41.0 (10.16)

44.5 (10.70)

38.4 (8.22)

40.3 (7.91)

BMI, mean (SD)

34.1 (6.18)

33.6 (6.31)

33.1 (5.98)

35.1 (5.34)

34.6 (7.20)

Female, %

77.1

88.0

70.8

79.2

69.6

Race and Ethnicity*

 White, %

81.3

84.0

83.3

62.5

95.7

 Black, %

9.4

0.0

8.3

29.2

0.0

 American Indian, %

4.2

12.0

0.0

0.0

4.3

 Asian, %

4.2

0.0

8.3

4.2

4.3

 Refuse to answer, %

3.1

4.0

0.0

8.3

0.0

 Hispanic, %

19.8

24.0

16.7

25.0

13.0

 Mixed Race/Ethnicity, %

20.0

25.0

16.7

20.8

17.4

Smokers, %

9.4

8.0

4.2

4.2

21.7

In School, %

11.5

12.0

8.3

16.7

8.7

Marrieda, %

51.0

64.0

54.2

33.3

52.2

Employed, %

96.9

100.0

100.0

95.8

91.3

Has Children, %

66.3

72.0

60.9

62.5

69.6

# of children, median

2

2

2

2

2

Household Income, median $

$50,000–74,999

$50,000–74,999

$50,000–74,999

$50,000–74,999

$50,000–74,999

Education, median

College graduate

College graduate

College graduate

College graduate

College graduate

# of days with PA data, median

112

113

113

112

108

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. *Race/ethnicity cumulative is >100%. Participants were allowed to “select all that apply”
  3. aMarried includes married and living with partner/significant other