Consumption Frequency of Foods Away from Home Linked with Higher Body Mass Index and Lower Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sample characteristics of female and male adults in the sample.

Variable			Gender
	Total		Female		Male
	1570		936 (60%)		634 (40%)
	Mean ± SD		Mean ± SD		Mean ± SD
Age	53.72 ± 14.64	1570	54.00 ± 14.83	936	53.31 ± 14.34	634
BMI	26.56 ± 5.45	1570	26.09 ± 5.81	936	27.25 ± 4.81	634
	Total		Female		Male
	(%)		(%)		(%)
Race
White	1313 (84)		782 (84)		531 (84)
Not White	257 (16)		154 (17)		103 (16)
Education
High school	263 (17)		154 (17)		109 (17)
Some college	410 (26)		243 (26)		167 (26)
College graduate	897 (57)		539 (58)		358 (57)
Income
<$50K	617 (39)		386 (41)		231 (36)
$50–$100K	540 (34)		318 (34)		222 (35)
>$100K	413 (26)		232 (25)		181 (29)
Marital status
Married or member of unmarried couple	891 (57)		521 (56)		370 (58)
Divorced/separated/widowed/never married	679 (43)		415 (44)		264 (42)
Smoking status
Never smoker	838 (53)		527 (56)		311 (49)
Former/current smoker	732 (47)		409 (44)		323 (51)
Physical activity
Yes	1238 (79)		732 (78)		506 (80)
No	332 (21)		204 (22)		128 (20)
Frequency of FAFH per week (FAFH)
0-1	778 (50)		505 (54)		273 (43)
2–4	539 (34)		319 (34)		220 (35)
5+	253 (16)		112 (12)		141 (22)
	Mean ± SD		Mean ± SD		Mean ± SD
Fruit and vegetable servings per day	4.19 ± 2.13	1570	4.45 ± 2.18	936	3.81 ± 2.01	634

FAFH, foods away from home.