Development and Validation of the Dietary Habits and Colon Cancer Beliefs Survey (DHCCBS): An Instrument Assessing Health Beliefs Related to Red Meat and Green Leafy Vegetable Consumption

Table 3

Subjective measures of red meat and green leafy vegetable intake of U.S. men and women relative to barrier question responses regarding diet preferences.

	I can’t imagine never eating red meat
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither	Agree	Strongly Agree
Male N (%)	85 (18.2%)	74 (15.8%)	50 (10.7%)	112 (23.9%)	147 (31.4%)
Mean weekly RM ounces (IQR)	10.24 (0.12-13.04)	15.36 (5.22-18.11)	15.72 (5.68-20.75)	20.28 (12.16-25.04)	24.36 (12.25-31.62)
Female N (%)	124 (23.8%)	93 (17.8%)	40 (7.7%)	137 (26.2%)	128 (24.5%)
Mean weekly RM ounces (IQR)	5.80 (0.00-6.40)	9.51 (4.27-12.32)	13.35 (5.24-15.23)	15.21 (7.57-20.58)	21.04 (8.70-28.41)
	I don’t like the taste of green leafy vegetables
	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Neither	Agree	Strongly Agree
Male N (%)	199 (42.5%)	153 (32.7%)	48 (10.3%)	50 (10.7%)	18 (3.8%)
Mean weekly GLV cups (IQR)	4.96 (1.69-6.50)	2.88 (0.92-4.02)	2.30 (0.67-2.95)	2.01 (0.16-1.83)	0.70 (0.00-0.68)
Female N (%)	281 (53.8%)	133 (25.5%)	30 (5.7%)	55 (10.5%)	23 (4.4%)
Mean weekly GLV cups (IQR)	4.41 (1.54-5.89)	2.59 (0.61-2.98)	2.78 (0.55-3.53)	1.86 (0.26-2.31)	1.26 (0.05-1.40)