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Table 2 Participant age, race, ethnicity, education, occupation, MOVE! attendance, and weight loss interest/practice

From: Military service and other socioecological factors influencing weight and health behavior change in overweight and obese Veterans: a qualitative study to inform intervention development within primary care at the United States Veterans Health Administration

 

Male n = 34

Female n = 20

Total n = 54

Average Age (years)

61

51

58

Race

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 White

13 (38)

4 (20)

17 (32)

 Black

15 (44)

10 (50)

25 (46)

 Asian

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 American Indian

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Othera

6 (18)

6 (30)

12 (22)

Ethnicity

 Hispanic/Latino

11 (55)

2 (6)

13 (24)

Education Completed

 Less than HS

2 (6)

0 (0)

2 (4)

 HS/GED

9 (26)

3 (15)

12 (22)

 College

16 (47)

11 (55)

27 (50)

 Graduate

7 (21)

6 (30)

13 (24)

Occupation

 Student

2 (6)

1 (5)

3 (6)

 Employed

8 (24)

7 (35)

15 (28)

 Unemployed

5 (15)

7 (35)

12 (22)

 Retired

15 (44)

3 (15)

18 (33)

 Otherb

4 (12)

2 (10)

6 (11)

Attended ≥ 1 MOVE! session

11 (32)

10 (50)

21 (39)

Interested in Losing Weight

30 (88)

19 (95)

49 (91)

Actively trying to lose/maintain weight

23 (68)

15 (75)

38 (70)

  1. aSelf-reported as biracial or of mixed races, or Hispanic/Latino
  2. bSelf-reported as disabled, self-employed, or part-time