Based on the results shown in Table 1, do you think that the randomization (random assignment of participants to groups) was fully successful? Please circle one of the following options:YesNoNotspecified.And please explain your answer (with enough details to justify your response and what it means for the presence of potentially confounding factors).

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Table 1. Baseline characteristics by group assignment Characteristics Intervention Control P-value (n = 142) (n = 149) Age, years (s.d.) 44.3 (15.3) 46.1 (13.6) 0.29 Gender n (6) Men 32 (23%) 18 (12%) 0.02 Women 110 (77%) 132 (88%) Race n (6) White 88 (62%) 98 (65%) 0.30 Black 34 (24%) 41 (27%) Asian 10 (7%) 5 (3%) Other 10 (7%) 6 (4%) Ethnicity n (6) 0.17 Hispanic 16 (1 1%) 10 (7%) Non-Hispanic 126 (89%) 140 (93%) Occupation n (%) 0.36 Sales/service 90 (63%) 106 (71%) Supporting staff 34 (24%) 25 (17%) Professional 7 (5%) 10 (7%) Other 11 (8%) 9 (6%) P-values refers to x square test for categorical variables and t-test for continuous variable for differences between groups