A technology-assisted health coaching intervention vs. enhanced usual care for Primary Care-Based Obesity Treatment: a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Participant Demographics

Characteristics		GEM (n = 21) Mean ± SD or n (%)	EUC (n = 22) Mean ± SD or n (%)
Age (years)		53 ± 10	56 ± 11
BMI (kg/m²)		31 ± 3	33 ± 6
Gender	Male	16 (76%)	13 (59%)
Race/Ethnicity^a
	Black or African American	11 (52%)	11 (50%)
	White or Caucasian	4 (19%)	4 (18%)
	Asian	2 (10%)	0 (0%)
	American Indian or Alaskan Native	1 (5%)	0 (0%)
	Hispanic	3 (14%)	6 (27%)
	Other	0 (0%)	1 (5%)
Annual Household Income
	Less than $24,999	4 (19%)	8 (36%)
	$25,000 to $49,999	6 (29%)	7 (32%)
	$50,000 to $99,000	8 (38%)	6 (27%)
	$100,000 or more	3 (14%)	1 (5%)
Medical conditions^b
	Hyperlipidemia	29%	27%
	Hypertension	33%	46%
Branch of military	Army	57%	68%
	Navy	5%	14%
	Marines	14%	0%
	Air Force	24%	18%
Household food security^c	Food secure	71%	73%
	Food insecure	24%	18%
	Hunger	5%	9%

^aCategorical answer options for Race included Black, White, Asian, American Indian, and Other. Those who selected ‘Other’ and specified, ‘Hispanic’ were counted as Hispanic only, not as ‘Other’
^bMedical data were collected by chart review and confirmed with participant self-report during baseline screening
^cFood security was assessed using the 6-item validated scale, Household Food Security Scale (i.e. 2+ affirmative responses indicate food insecurity and 5+ affirmative responses indicate hunger) [25]

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