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Table 2 Participant Characteristics

From: A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing nutritious meal kits and no-prep meals to improve food security and diet quality among food pantry clients

 

Across participants (N = 70)

Group 1

Meal Kits

(N = 35)

Group 2

No-prep

(N = 35)

Difference between groups

 

Race

   

0.337

African American/Black

22(31%)

10(29%)

12(34%)

 

American Indian/Alaska Native

1(1%)

1(3%)

0(0%)

 

Hispanic/Latino

44(63%)

24(69%)

20(57%)

 

Multiracial

2(3%)

0(0%)

2(6%)

 

White

1(1%)

0(0%)

1(3%)

 

Preferred language

   

0.053

English

40(57%)

16(46%)

24(69%)

 

Spanish

30(43%)

19(54%)

11(31%)

 

Gender

   

0.500

Female

63(90%)

32(91%)

31(89%)

 

Male

7(10%)

3(9%)

4(11%)

 

Have Medical Insurance

37(53%)

19(54%)

18(51%)

0.811

Did Not Seek Medical Care When Needed

33(47%)

14(40%)

19(54%)

0.231

Food Security

   

0.221

High/marginal food security

18(26%)

8(23%)

10(29%)

 

Low food security

33(47%)

20(57%)

13(37%)

 

Very low food security

19(27%)

7(20%)

12(34%)

 

Income (US Dollars)

19,058 ± 9277

20,220 ± 9988

17,928 ± 8521

0.308

Education (Years)

11.51 ± 3.67

10.33 ± 3.77

12.63 ± 3.25

0.009**

Age (Years)

58.57 ± 13.62

60.43 ± 13.71

56.71 ± 13.48

0.257

Household Size (People)

3.70 ± 2.19

3.71 ± 2.28

3.69 ± 2.13

0.957

Pantry Utilization (Months)

6.61 ± 3.95

6.43 ± 4.38

6.81 ± 3.46

0.701

  1. Values are n(%) for categorical variables and mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables; *=p < .05, **=p < .01, ***=p < .001