Web-Based Interventions Alone or Supplemented with Peer-Led Support or Professional Email Counseling for Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance in Women from Rural Communities: Results of a Clinical Trial

Table 3

Baseline characteristics of rural women by randomized group.

Variable	Web-based; only (WO)		Web-based; discussion (WD)		Web-based email (WE)
		%		%		%
	Race or ethnicity
White	99	98%	98	98%	96	96%
Hispanic	1	1%	1	1%	1	1%
Other	1	1%	1	1%	2	1%
No response	0	0%	0	0%	1	1%
Education
High school or lower	20	20%	12	12%	15	15%
Some college	45	45%	45	45%	41	41%
College grad or above	36	35%	43	43%	44	44%
Employment
Full time	67	66%	63	63%	77	77%
Part time	18	18%	26	26%	9	9%
Household income
<$20,000	1	1%	4	4%	3	3%
$20,000 to $39,999	15	15%	15	15%	13	13%
$40,000 to $59,999	25	25%	26	26%	27	27%
$60,000 or higher	52	52%	49	49%	51	51%
Rural residency
Large rural	56	55%	63	63%	70	70%
Small rural	10	10%	10	10%	4	4%
Isolated	33	33%	27	27%	26	26%
Comorbid conditions
Diabetes	3	3%	5	5%	6	6%
Respiratory	6	6%	5	5%	7	7%
Arthritis	28	28%	21	21%	31	31%
Other muscular conditions	7	7%	10	10%	15	15%
Cancer	11	11%	9	9%	7	7%
Thyroid	28	28%	20	20%	22	22%
Cardiovascular	3	3%	1	1%	4	4%
General	34	34%	40	40%	31	31%
Smoking cigarettes	1	1%	4	4%	7	7%
General health
Excellent to very good	38	38%	26	26%	40	40%
Good	54	54%	60	60%	47	47%
Poor to fair	9	9%	13	13%	13	13%
BMI category (kg/m^2)
Overweight (25–29.9)	12	12%	7	7%	13	13%
Obese I (30–34.9)	50	50%	49	49%	44	44%
Obese II (35–39.9)	24	24%	30	30%	31	31%
Obese III (≥40 to 45)	15	15%	14	14%	12	12%