Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among MASALA participants (egos) and their social network (alters)
|  | Mean ± SD or n (%) |
|---|---|
N | 756 |
Age, y | 59.1 (9.2) |
Women | 336 (44.4) |
NWU site | 317 (41.9) |
Education, Bachelor’s degree or above | 675 (89.3) |
Income (> = 75,000), n = 734 | 558 (76.0) |
Has spouse or co-resident partner | 675 (89.3) |
Current smoker | 26 (3.4) |
Traditional cultural beliefs, n = 755 | |
 Strong | 140 (18.5) |
 Intermediate | 423 (56.0) |
 Weak | 192 (25.4) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 n = 749 | 26.5 (4.1) |
Self-rated health, a n = 754 | 7.8 (1.4) |
Energy intake, kcal | 1620 (487) |
Percent of Life in the U.S. | 50.0 (18.4) |
Intentional exercise, MET-min/week, n = 755 | 1527 (1434) |
Social network size (number in network analysis) | 5.5 (2.6) |
Social network attributes | |
 Network age, y | 50.1 (9.2) |
 Proportion Women | 0.55 (0.26) |
 Proportion Family members | 0.72 (0.28) |
 Years living in the US | 29.7 (10.0) |
 Proportion South Asian ethnicity | 0.89 (0.23) |