Table 2 Characteristics of pretest and posttest survey participants, among low-income adult patients with diabetes or prediabetes living in the Eastern Coachella Valley, California, and participating in the MyPlate demonstration project
Variable | Pretest | Posttest | P-value‡ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N* | % | N | % | ||
Sample size | 60 | 54 | |||
Gender identity | |||||
Male | 6 | 10.3% | 5 | 9.3% | 0.847 |
Female | 52 | 89.7% | 49 | 90.7% | |
Age (years) | |||||
20-29 | 5 | 8.6% | 5 | 9.3% | 0.999 |
30-39 | 10 | 17.2% | 10 | 18.5% | |
40-49 | 19 | 32.8% | 16 | 29.6% | |
50-59 | 14 | 24.1% | 14 | 25.9% | |
60-69 | 7 | 12.1% | 6 | 11.1% | |
70+ | 3 | 5.2% | 3 | 5.6% | |
Education | 0.986 | ||||
0 to 6 years | 26 | 44.8% | 26 | 48.2% | |
7-12 years | 11 | 19.0% | 10 | 18.5% | |
HS degree/GDE | 12 | 20.7% | 10 | 18.5% | |
13+ years | 9 | 15.5% | 8 | 14.8% | |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 3 | 5.2% | 3 | 5.6% | 0.992 |
Widowed | 5 | 8.6% | 5 | 9.3% | |
Divorced | 4 | 6.9% | 3 | 5.6% | |
Married | 46 | 79.3% | 43 | 79.6% | |
Ethnic heritage | |||||
Indigenous | 10 | 17.2% | 10 | 18.5% | 0.860 |
Hispanic/Latino | 48 | 82.8% | 44 | 81.5% | |
Ever diagnosed with diabetes | |||||
No | 32 | 53.3% | 29 | 53.7% | 0.968 |
Yes | 28 | 46.7% | 25 | 46.3% | |
Ever diagnosed with hypertension | |||||
No | 41 | 68.3% | 36 | 66.7% | 0.849 |
Yes | 19 | 31.7% | 18 | 33.3% | |
BMI classification | |||||
< 25 | 8 | 14.0% | 8 | 15.7% | 0.991 |
25 to < 30 | 20 | 35.1% | 17 | 33.3% | |
30 to < 40 | 24 | 42.1% | 21 | 41.2% | |
40+ | 5 | 8.8% | 5 | 9.8% | |
Employment status | |||||
Unemployed | 25 | 43.1% | 25 | 46.3% | 0.987 |
Part-time | 18 | 31.0% | 16 | 29.6% | |
Full time | 5 | 8.6% | 4 | 7.4% | |
Other | 10 | 17.1% | 9 | 16.7% | |
Are you a farm worker? | |||||
No | 34 | 58.6% | 31 | 57.4% | 0.897 |
Yes | 24 | 41.4% | 23 | 42.6% | |
Maternal language | |||||
English | 3 | 5.4% | 2 | 3.8% | 0.984 |
Purépecha | 5 | 9.1% | 5 | 9.6% | |
Spanish | 45 | 81.8% | 43 | 82.7% | |
Zapotec | 2 | 3.6% | 2 | 3.8% | |
Where born? | |||||
Latin America, including Mexico | 54 | 93.1% | 51 | 94.4% | 0.770 |
Born in the U.S. | 4 | 6.9% | 3 | 5.6% | |
Do you have health insurance? | |||||
No | 13 | 22.8% | 13 | 24.5% | 0.832 |
Yes | 44 | 77.2% | 40 | 75.5% | |
Weekly physical activity level | |||||
Inactive all days | 28 | 46.7% | 25 | 44.6% | 0.971 |
Active 1-4 days/week | 13 | 21.7% | 13 | 23.2% | |
Active 5-7 days/week | 19 | 31.7% | 18 | 32.1% | |