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Table 1 Characteristics of cohort participants

From: Effect of calories-only vs physical activity calorie expenditure labeling on lunch calories purchased in worksite cafeterias

 

Entire Cohort

PACE Labels

Calorie Only Labels

N

% or Mean(SD)

N

% or Mean(SD)

N

% or Mean(SD)

Age, Mean (SD)

371

42.2(10.1)

146

40.9(9.8)

225

43.0(10.3)

Female, %

291

78.4

106

72.6

185

82.2

Race, %

 White

171

46.1

60

41.1

111

49.3

 Black or AA

164

44.2

65

44.5

99

44.0

 Asian

36

9.7

21

14.4

15

6.7

 Hispanic Ethnicity,%

18

4.9

10

6.9

8

3.6

Education Level,%

 High school

47

12.7

17

11.6

30

13.3

 Technical or trade

31

8.4

9

6.2

22

9.8

 Associate’s degree

55

14.8

19

13.0

36

16.0

 Bachelor’s degree

141

38.0

65

44.5

76

33.8

 Master’s or other advanced degree

97

26.2

36

24.7

61

27.1

Current Smoking,%

 Everyday

19

5.1

3

2.1

16

7.1

 Some days

13

3.5

5

3.4

8

3.6

 Adequatea Numeracy Score, %

206

55.5

89

61.0

117

52.0

 Total Literacy, Mean(SD)

371

4.8(1.5)

146

4.8(1.4)

225

4.8(1.5)

Self-reported health,%

 Excellent

63

17.0

26

17.8

37

16.4

 Very Good

139

37.5

52

35.6

87

38.7

 Good

142

38.3

61

41.8

81

36.0

 Fair

25

6.7

6

4.1

19

8.4

 Poor

2

0.5

1

0.7

1

0.4

Occupation category, %

 Administrative

67

18.1

16

11.0

51

22.8

 Customer service or

84

22.7

36

24.7

48

21.4

 Financial or technical

119

32.2

55

37.7

64

28.6

 Environmental

1

0.3

0

0.0

1

0.5

 Management

99

26.8

39

26.7

60

26.8

Marital status, %

 Single, never married

107

28.8

44

30.1

63

28.0

 Married or domestic

200

53.9

77

52.7

123

54.7

 Widowed

4

1.1

1

0.7

3

1.3

 Divorced or separated

60

16.2

24

16.4

36

16.0

Total household income,%

 Less than $25,000

3

0.8

1

0.7

2

0.9

 $25,000 - 49,999

111

29.9

39

26.7

72

32.0

 $50,000 - 99,999

136

36.7

52

35.6

84

37.3

 $100,000 or more

121

32.6

54

37.0

67

29.8

Weight (lbs.), Mean(SD)

278

195.4(51.4)

99

199.4(51.6)

179

193.2(51.1)

Body Mass Index, kg/m2

278

32.0(8.1)

99

32.6(7.9)

179

31.7(8.2)

BP Systolic (mmHg), Mean(SD)

278

117.5(13.3)

99

117.1(13.6)

179

117.6(13.1)

BP Diastolic (mmHg), Mean(SD)

278

74.6(10.1)

99

75.7(10.1)

179

73.9(10.0)

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL), Mean(SD)

278

188.7(39.6)

99

187.4(36.6)

179

189.4(41.2)

HDL Cholesterol(mg/dL), Mean(SD)

274

57.1(17.0)

98

56.1(15.6)

176

57.6(17.7)

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL), Mean(SD)

255

108.0(33.1)

92

107.2(33.5)

163

108.4(32.8)

Triglycerides (mg/dL), Mean(SD)

273

122.7(86.8)

96

125.9(76.9)

177

120.9(91.6)

Fasting Blood Sugar (mg/dL), Mean(SD)

259

92.6(23.2)

93

90.9(20.4)

166

93.6(24.5)

  1. a2 or 3 correct out of 3 items