Examining Social Influence on Participation and Outcomes among a Network of Behavioral Weight-Loss Intervention Enrollees

Table 3

Nature of contact for those with a single social contact (𝑛=32).

	Total (𝑛=32)	Previous (𝑛=11)	Concurrent (𝑛=21)	𝑃 value^a
Relationship (%)^b
Family	6.9	22.2	0.0
Friend	48.3	77.8	35.0	<0.01
Coworker	37.9	0.0	55.0
Other	6.9	0.0	10.0
How close (%)^c
Very close	50.0	80.0	35.0	0.10
Somewhat close	40.0	10.0	55.0
Not very close	10.0	10.0	10.0
Race concordant (% yes)	87.5	90.9	85.7	0.57
Instrumental to participation (% yes)^b	66.7	70.0	65.0	0.86

 ^a𝜒² test for categorical variables ^bmissing for 3; ^cmissing for 2.