| Eligible enrolled (N = 357) |
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Sociodemographic Characteristics | Â |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 57.2 (8.7) |
Male, n (%) | 229 (64.5) |
Race, n (%) | Â |
 White | 235 (66.2) |
 Black | 63 (17.7) |
 Asian | 26 (7.3) |
 American Indian/Alaskan Native | 9 (2.5) |
 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 3 (0.8) |
 More than one race | 13 (3.7) |
 Unknown | 6 (1.7) |
Ethnicity: Hispanic, n (%) | 251 (70.9) |
Born in the United States, n (%) | 97 (27.3) |
Living with at least one other adult, n (%) | 314 (88.5) |
Education, n (%) | Â |
 Some college | 107 (30.4) |
 Associate degree: academic, occupational, technical  or vocational program | 1 (0.3) |
 At least high school graduate or equivalent | 26 (7.4) |
 Some high school | 81 (23.0) |
 8th grade or less | 137 (38.9) |
Working for pay, part- or full-time, prior to stroke, n (%) | 189 (53.5) |
Clinical Characteristics | Â |
Stroke Type, n (%) | Â |
 Ischemic / TIA | 297 (83.2) |
 Intracerebal hemorrhage | 60 (16.8) |
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg, mean (SD) | 145.4 (18.4) |
BMI category, n (%) | Â |
 Underweight (<18 kg/m2) | 1 (0.7) |
 Normal (18–24.9 kg/m2) | 37 (24.7) |
 Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 61 (40.7) |
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 51 (34.0) |
NIH stroke score, n (%) | Â |
 Mild (1–5) | 225 (63.4) |
 Moderate (6–14) | 121 (34.1) |
 Severe (15–24) | 9 (2.5) |
 Very severe (≥25) | 0 |
Modified Rankin Scale, n (%) | Â |
 No disability | 25 (7.0) |
 No significant disability | 60 (16.9) |
 Slight disability | 60 (16.9) |
 Moderate disability | 53 (14.9) |
 Moderately severe disability | 112 (31.5) |
 Severe disability | 45 (12.7) |
History of smoking, n (%) | 160 (45.3) |
Smoked in the year prior to the stroke, n (%) | 85 (24.1) |
Medical History, n (%) | Â |
 Prior stroke | 80 (23.0) |
 Heart attack | 32 (9.0) |
 Atrial fibrillation | 25 (7.1) |
 Congestive heart failure | 26 (7.4) |
 Dyslipidemia | 182 (51.7) |
 Cancer | 14 (4.0) |
 Diabetes | 171 (48.3) |