A Mixed-Methods, Randomized Clinical Trial to Examine Feasibility of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Management and Diabetes Risk Reduction Intervention for African Americans with Prediabetes

Table 4

Characteristics of the study population.

Variable	Categories	Control N (SD%) (N = 38)	Treatment N (SD%) (N = 30)
Age		52.66 (9.94)	52.48 (9.55)
Sex	Female	28 (73.7%)	18 (60.0%)
	Male	4 (10.5%)	6 (20.0%)
Relationship	Single	11 (28.9%)	6 (20.0%)
	Married or committed relationship	17 (44.6%)	17 (56.6%)
	Divorced/separated/widowed	5 (13.1%)	3 (9.9%)
Highest level of education	Less than high school completion	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
	Graduated from high school or have GED	4 (10.5%)	4 (13.3%)
	Some college or associates/technical degree	12 (31.4%)	6 (20.0%)
	College degree or greater	16 (42%)	15 (49.9%)
Insurance	Medicare/medicaid	8 (20.9%)	5 (16.6%)
	Private insurance	18 (47.3%)	16 (53.3%)
	Self-pay, uninsured	4 (10.5%)	6 (20.0%)
	Others	8 (21.0%)	2 (6.6%)
Have a religious affiliation and/or spiritual practice	Yes	31 (81.5%)	24 (80.0%)
	No	1 (2.6%)	1 (3.3%)
Employment	Caretaker/homemaker/retired	13 (34.2%)	9 (29.9%)
	Current student	1 (2.6%)	1 (3.3%)
	Disabled	4 (10.5%)	1 (3.3%)
	Working outside the home	13 (34.2%)	10 (33.3%)
	Unemployed at present	3 (7.8%)	3 (10.0%)
Income	Less than $40,000	13 (34.1%)	9 (30.0%)
	$41,000−$80,000	7 (18.3%)	11 (36.7%)
	More than $80,000	9 (23.6%)	3 (10.0%)