Table 1 Baseline Characteristics and participants’ adherence, grouped by interview and caregiver status

Age, mean (SD)

67.8 (4.2)

68.4 (4.0)

0.21

69.0 (4.2)

67.0 (3.3)

0.03

Female, n (%)

186 (91%)

79 (84%)

0.076

52 (80.0%)

27 (93.1%)

0.14

Education, n (%)

0.43

0.95

 Less than High School Diploma

5 (2%)

3 (3%)

2 (3.0%)

1 (3.5%)

 High School Graduate or GED

42 (21%)

13 (14%)

10 (15.4%)

3 (10.3%)

 Some College or Technical School

54 (26%)

22 (23%)

14 (21.5%)

8 (27.6%)

 Associate or Bachelor Degree

63 (31%)

31 (33%)

22 (33.9%)

9 (31.0%)

 Post-College or Professional Degree

39 (19%)

25 (27%)

17 (26.2%)

8 (27.6%)

Race, n (%)

0.10

1.00

 White

128 (63%)

71 (76%)

49 (75.4%)

22 (75.9%)

 Black

66 (32%)

21 (22%)

14 (21.5%)

7 (24.1%)

 Other race or two or more races

9 (4%)

2 (2%)

2 (3.0%)

0 (0.0%)

BMI, mean (SD)

34.8 (4.7)

34.9 (4.9)

0.83

34.9 (4.9)

35.1 (5.0)

0.80

Weight, lb

203.2 (32.2)

203.1 (34.3)

0.99

204.0 (33.5)

201.0 (36.5)

0.70

Count, Medical Conditions, mean (SD)

3.2 (1.7)

3.4 (1.8)

0.45

3.6 (1.9)

3.0 (1.7)

0.15

 SPPB, mean (SD)

10.5 (1.8)

10.5 (2.1)

0.76

10.5 (2.3)

10.7 (1.8)

0.63

 Gait speed, m/sec

0.9 (0.2)

1.0 (0.2)

0.082

0.98 (0.2)

1.02 (0.2)

0.36

 Chair stands, sec

11.5 (3.0)

10.8 (2.3)

0.082

10.9 (2.4)

10.7 (1.8)

0.67

 CES-D, mean (SD)

8.0 (6.6)

8.4 (8.0)

0.68

8.7 (8.1)

7.7 (8.0)

0.60

 MDS, n (%)

58 (29%)

33 (35%)

0.34

24 (37.5%)

9 (31.0%)

0.54

 Self-efficacy in Exercise, mean (SD)

47.5 (21.1)

43.6 (20.8)

0.15

43.0 (21.1)

45.1 (20.2)

0.65

 Self-efficacy in Diet, mean (SD)

55.7 (20.9)

53.4 (18.9)

0.35

52.0 (19.4)

56.4 (17.9)

0.30

% of Session Attended, mean (SD)

64.6 (2.1)

74.0 (2.0)

0.005

76.8 (2.0)

67.7 (4.7)

0.036

# of Lifestyle Logs Submitted, mean (SD)

19.7 (1.2)

24.9 (1.8)

0.015

26.5 (2.0)

21.3 (3.5)

0.17