Variable  | 
        Intervention (n=325)
          Mean (SE)/% (#)  | 
        Comparison (n=396)
          Mean (SE)/% (#)  | 
        p-valuea  | 
       
      
        Age  | 
           | 
        47.1(0.70)  | 
        46.8(0.87)  | 
        0.79  | 
       
      
        Race/ethnicity  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        <0.001  | 
         
      
        Black  | 
           | 
        68% (220)  | 
        64% (254)  | 
           | 
       
      
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
         
      
        American Indian/ Other   | 
           | 
        15% (49)  | 
        8% (31)  | 
           | 
         
      
        Education  | 
           | 
        12.6 (0.15)  | 
        14.3 (0.12)  | 
        <0.001  | 
       
      
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
         
      
        Job status  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        <0.001  | 
         
      
        Employed  | 
           | 
        55% (180)  | 
        72% (284)  | 
           | 
       
      
        Unemployed  | 
           | 
        15% (49)  | 
        8% (33)  | 
           | 
       
      
        Other  | 
           | 
        30% (96)  | 
        20% (79)  | 
           | 
       
      
        Incomeb  | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
        <0.001  | 
         
      
        <$20,000  | 
           | 
        46% (143)  | 
        29% (109)  | 
           | 
       
      
        $20,000-$50,000  | 
           | 
        44% (139)  | 
        40% (149)  | 
           | 
       
      
        ≥50,000  | 
           | 
        10% (32)  | 
        32% (119)  | 
           | 
       
      
        Weight (pounds)  | 
           | 
        199 (3.17)  | 
        192 (2.65)  | 
        0.09  | 
         
      
        Body Mass Index  | 
           | 
        34.1 (0.52)  | 
        32.6 (0.43)  | 
        0.02  | 
       
     
      at-tests were used for continuous variables and chi-square tests were used for categorical variables, with adjustment for clustering within the HOPE Circles
    bThe income variable is missing a total of 30 values (11 from the intervention group and 19 from the comparison group) |