|
Characteristic
|
Comparator (n = 59)
|
Intervention (n = 59)
|
|---|
|
Age, y, mean (SD)
|
58.6 (14.7)
|
56.8 (12.3)
|
|
Female sex, No. (%)
|
48 (81.4%)
|
45 (76.3%)
|
|
White ethnicity, No. (%)
|
58 (98.3%)
|
57 (96.6%)
|
|
Marital status, No. (%)
|
|
Never married
|
4 (6.8%)
|
6 (10.2%)
|
|
Married/Common-law
|
33 (55.9%)
|
38 (64.4%)
|
|
Separated/Divorced
|
13 (22.0%)
|
10 (17.0%)
|
|
Widowed
|
9 (15.3%)
|
5 (8.5%)
|
|
Education, No. (%)
|
|
High school or less
|
19 (32.2%)
|
16 (27.1%)
|
|
Greater than high school
|
40 (67.8%)
|
43 (72.9%)
|
|
Current smoker, No. (%)
|
5 (8.5%)
|
4 (6.8%)
|
|
Current medical conditions, No. (%)
|
|
High blood pressure
|
19 (32.2%)
|
14 (23.7%)
|
|
High cholesterol
|
16 (27.1%)
|
17 (28.8%)
|
|
Type 2 diabetes
|
8 (13.6%)
|
10 (17.0%)
|
|
High blood sugar
|
9 (15.3%)
|
10 (17.0%)
|
|
Depression or anxiety
|
16 (27.1%)
|
18 (30.5%)
|
|
Back problems
|
20 (33.9%)
|
16 (27.1%)
|
|
Arthritis/joint problems
|
22 (37.3%)
|
20 (34.5%)
|
|
Asthma, emphysema or bronchitis
|
5 (8.5%)
|
2 (3.4%)
|
- Abbreviation: SD standard deviation
