Research Article
Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Testing Use of Smartphone Technology for Obesity Treatment
Table 1
Baseline sample characteristics by treatment group.
| | Characteristics | Total
| IC
| IC + SP
| LIC + SP
| SP
| value |
| | Age, years, mean (SD) | 44.9 (11.1) | 42.5 (12.1) | 45.6 (9.3) | 46.4 (9.6) | 45.3 (13.2) | 0.74 | | Weight, kg, mean (SD) | 97.3 (16.2) | 96.0 (17.4) | 100.3 (16.5) | 96.8 (14.8) | 96.4 (16.9) | 0.78 | | BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 34.3 (3.9) | 34.1 (4.1) | 34.3 (3.9) | 33.5 (3.5) | 35.3 (4.1) | 0.70 | Male waist circumference
cm, mean (SD) | 117.3 (11.6) | 117.3 (15.5) | 119.4 (11.6) | 116.4 (4.6) | 113.8 (23.0) | 0.91 | Female waist circumference
cm, mean (SD) | 107.4 (11.4) | 106.4 (14.5) | 109.7 (11.4) | 108.7 (8.4) | 105.5 (11.1) | 0.47 | | Female, (%) | 53 (77.9) | 14 (77.8) | 11 (68.8) | 13 (76.5) | 15 (88.2) | 0.64 | | African American, (%) | 33 (48.5) | 13 (72.2) | 6 (37.5) | 7 (41.2) | 7 (41.2) | 0.18 | | College educated, (%) | 46 (67.6) | 8 (44.4) | 13 (81.3) | 13 (76.5) | 12 (70.6) | 0.29 | | Married, (%) | 39 (57.4) | 10 (55.6) | 10 (62.5) | 10 (52.9) | 9 (52.9) | 0.74 |
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IC: intensive counseling.
SP: smartphone.
LIC: less intensive counseling.
BMI: body mass index.
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