| BETTER triala | BETTER 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n = 209 | Remotebn = 57 | Ruralbn = 23 | Urbanbn = 74 | Totaln = 154 |
| Female, n (%) | 138 (66) | 41 (72) | 20 (87) | 58 (78) | 119 (77) |
| Mean a ge , years (SD) | 53 (6.7) | 55 (6.7) | 57 (6.7) | 56 (7.0) | 56 (6.8) |
| Ethnic group, n (%) | |||||
| European | 184 (88) | 22 (39) | 16 (94) | 65 (88) | 103 (67) |
| Indigenous | 2 (1) | 28 (49) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 28 (18) |
| Other | 23 (11) | c | c | c | 5 (3) |
| Citizenship, n (%) | |||||
| Canadian | 161 (77) | 56 (98) | 23 (100) | 67 (91) | 146 (95) |
| Other | 48 (23) | c | c | 7 (10) | 8 (5) |
| Education, n (%) | |||||
| High school or lower | 25 (12) | 3 (5) | 14 (61) | 5 (7) | 22 (14) |
| Some college/university | 144 (69) | 46 (81) | 8 (35) | 46 (62) | 100 (65) |
| Graduate degree | 40 (19) | c | c | 21 (29) | 29 (19) |
| Employment, n (%) | |||||
| Fully employed | 140 (67) | 34 (60) | 6 (26) | 44 (60) | 84 (55) |
| Retired | 10 (5) | 10 (18) | 7 (30) | 17 (23) | 34 (22) |
| Other | 59 (28) | 13 (23) | 9 (39) | 12 (16) | 34 (22) |
| Married or c ommon l aw, n (%) | 155 (74) | 47 (82) | 21 (91) | 54 (73) | 122 (79) |
| Income, n (%) | |||||
| <$60 000 | 40 (19) | 7 (12) | 10 (53) | 19 (26) | 36 (23) |
| $60 000–$99 999 | 65 (31) | 17 (30) | 7 (37) | 15 (20) | 39 (25) |
| ≥$100 000 | 104 (50) | 23 (40) | 2 (11) | 30 (41) | 55 (36) |
| Current s moker , n (%) | 31 (15) | 10 (18) | 1 (4) | 6 (8) | 17 (11) |
| Alcohol c onsumption , n (%) | |||||
| Never | 31 (15) | 8 (14) | 5 (23) | 13 (18) | 26 (17) |
| Less than weekly | 100 (48) | 36 (63) | 10 (43) | 27 (37) | 73 (47) |
| Weekly or more | 77 (37) | 13 (23) | 7 (30) | 33 (45) | 53 (35) |
| Exercise, n (%): | |||||
| <150 minutes/week | 169 (81) | 39 (68) | 12 (52) | 33 (45) | 84 (55) |
| ≥150 minutes/week | 40 (19) | 18 (32) | 11 (48) | 41 (55) | 70 (45) |
| Mean BMI (SD) | 26 (5.8) | 33 (6.2) | 31 (4.2) | 30 (5.6) | 31 (5.7) |
| BMI ≥30, n (%) | 52 (25) | 35 (61) | 13 (57) | 34 (46) | 82 (53) |
| Mean w aist c irc , cm (SD) | 108 (4) | 102 (14) | 108 (10) | 99 (13) | 101 (13) |
| Diabetes m ellitus , n (%) | 15 (7) | 11 (19) | 1 (4.8) | 10 (14) | 14 (9) |
| Coronary a rtery d is ease , n (%) | 10 (5) | 11 (19) | 11 (48) | 9 (12) | 32 (21) |
| Family h istory of…, n (%) | |||||
| Breast cancer | 31 (15) | c | c | c | 9 (6) |
| Colorectal cancer | 23 (11) | c | c | 2 (1) | |
Circ = circumference. Dis = disease. SD = standard deviation.
aBETTER trial demographics for patients receiving the prevention practitioner intervention are presented for comparison purposes. bSee Method section for an expanded description of study sites. cSuppressed for privacy reasons because of small numbers.