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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: A randomized trial of genetic information for personalized nutrition

Variable

All subjects (n = 149)

Intervention (n = 92)

Control (n = 46)

p-value

n (%)

Age (years)*

26 ± 4

27 ± 3

26 ± 3

0.82

Female

113 (76)

69 (75)

37 (80)

0.48

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

92 (62)

59 (64)

24 (52)

0.18

 East Asian

31 (21)

19 (21)

12 (26)

0.47

 South Asian

16 (11)

9 (10)

6 (13)

0.56

 Other

10 (7)

5 (5)

4 (9)

0.46

Education

 Some college or undergraduate training

20 (13)

9 (10)

8 (17)

0.20

 College or undergraduate degree

76 (51)

50 (54)

22 (48)

0.47

 Graduate degree

53 (36)

33 (36)

16 (35)

0.90

  1. The t test statistic was used to compare the age of subjects in the intervention versus control group
  2. The Chi-square statistic was used to compare all other characteristics of subjects in the intervention versus control group
  3. * Values shown are mean ± standard deviation