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Table 1 Baseline demographics stratified by self-reported health

From: Diet and exercise changes following direct-to-consumer personal genomic testing

Variable

Baseline responders eligible for follow-up (n = 1464)

Baseline responders with complete data

(n = 1002)

Poor/Fair/Good

SRH

(n = 449)

Very Good/

Excellent SRH

(n = 551)

n (%)

 Male

567 (38.7)

401 (40.0)

156 (34.7)

245 (44.5)

 Race

  White

1234 (84.3)

860 (85.8)

383 (85.3)

475 (86.2)

  Black

37 (2.5)

23 (2.3)

11 (2.5)

12 (2.2)

  Asian

50 (3.4)

32 (3.2)

8 (1.8)

24 (4.4)

  Other/Multi-Ethnic

143 (9.8)

87 (8.7)

47 (10.5)

40 (7.3)

 Hispanic

81 (5.5)

50 (5.0)

25 (5.6)

25 (4.5)

 Education

  Less than College

319 (21.8)

204 (20.4)

117 (26.1)

87 (15.8)

  College Degree

448 (30.6)

305 (30.4)

118 (26.3)

186 (33.8)

  Some Graduate Degree

513 (35.0)

359 (35.8)

162 (36.1)

196 (35.6)

  Doctoral Degree

184 (12.6)

134 (13.4)

52 (11.6)

82 (14.9)

 Annual Income

  < $40,000

242 (16.5)

171 (17.1)

102 (22.7)

69 (12.5)

  $40,000–$69,999

272 (18.6)

183 (18.3)

84 (18.7)

98 (178)

  $70,000–$99,999

288 (19.7)

205 (20.5)

96 (21.4)

108 (19.6)

  $100,000–$199,999

457 (31.2)

303 (30.2)

121 (27.0)

182 (33.0)

  ≥ $200,000

184 (12.6)

128 (12.8)

38 (8.5)

90 (16.3)

  Missing

21 (1.4)

12 (1.2)

8 (1.8)

4 (0.7)

 PGT company

  23andMe

947 (64.7)

620 (61.9)

232 (51.7)

386 (70.0)

  Pathway Genomics

517 (35.3)

382 (38.1)

217 (48.3)

165 (30.0)

Mean ± standard deviation (Range)

 Age

47.5 ± 15.5 (19 – 94)

46.9 ± 15.6 (19 – 94)

47.6 ± 15.1 (19 – 91)

46.2 ± 15.9 (19 – 94)

 BMI

26.9 ± 6.0

26.9 ± 6.0

28.8 ± 7.1

25.3 ± 4.4

 

(15.4 – 62.0)

(16.1 – 62.0)

(16.1 – 62.0)

(16.6 – 47.3)

 Fruit Servings per Day (0–5+)

2.0 ± 1.1

2.0 ± 1.1

1.9 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 1.1

 Vegetable Servings per Day (0–5+)

2.5 ± 1.2

2.5 ± 1.2

2.3 ± 1.1

2.7 ± 1.2

 Light Exercise per Week (0–7)

3.5 ± 2.3

3.5 ± 2.3

3.3 ± 2.2

3.7 ± 2.2

 Vigorous Exercise per Week (0–7)

2.3 ± 2.1

2.4 ± 2.1

1.8 ± 2.0

2.8 ± 2.1

 Strength Exercise per Week (0–7)

1.4 ± 1.8

1.4 ± 1.8

1.1 ± 1.8

1.7 ± 1.8