Table 3.

Lifestyle and Screening Behaviors of Participants at Baseline by Study Arm

CharacteristicsIntervention Arm (n=2,364) No. (%)Control Arm (n=1,422) No. (%)
Note: Comparison between study arms was carried out after adjusting for practice clustering and covarying effects of age, sex and study sites.
a P<.05.
Smoking
    Current185 (8)108 (8)
    Former701 (30)415 (29)
    Never1,478 (62)899 (63)
Fruit and vegetable intake
    <2 servings a day430 (18)251 (18)
    2–4 servings a day1,546 (65)939 (66)
    ≥5 servings a day388 (17)160 (16)
Physical activity
    None to less than 10 min per week82 (4)56 (4)
    1–4 times a week >10 min to <30 min each event1,587 (69)928 (67)
    5–6 times a week at least for 30 min each event620 (27)397 (29)
Aspirin use (<3 d/wk)a1,608 (83)851 (73)
Blood pressure measured >1 y ago191 (8)99 (7)
Cholesterol level measured >5 y ago156 (7)73 (5)
Blood glucose level measured >2 y ago794 (34)427 (30)