Research Article
The Role of Race and Gender in Nutrition Habits and Self-Efficacy: Results from the Young Adult Weight Loss Study
Table 1
Mean (SD) by sex and race/ethnicity.
| | Male () | Female () | | White () | Black () | Asian () | Other () | value¥ |
| Healthy eating self-efficacy | 92.5 (17.1) | 102.3 (13.7) | 0.02 | 101.3 (16.7) | 102.1 (11.1) | 96.1 (14.3) | 99.8 (17.9) | 0.67 | Exercise self-efficacy | 85.7 (22.5) | 85.4 (20.5) | 0.95 | 88.5 (24.7) | 85.4 (18.1) | 80.4 (19.7) | 89.6 (15.5) | 0.61 | Godin leisure time score | 42.1 (24.4) | 31.9 (19.2) | 0.08 | 34.0 (24.9) | 31.1 (22.2) | 36.0 (19.1) | 38.1 (17.5) | 0.92 | Nutrition knowledge | 28.8 (4.1) | 28.1 (3.6) | 0.47 | 29.3 (4.3) | 27.5 (3.5) | 27.5 (3.5) | 28.4 (2.7) | 0.40 | Total fiber (g) | 13.4 (6.6) | 15.4 (10.1) | 0.48 | 17.0 (10.9) | 16.9 (11.9) | 12.5 (7.7) | 13.5 (5.1) | 0.49 | Total sodium (mg) | 4308 (1646) | 3239 (1203) | 0.01 | 3682 (1411) | 3499 (1372) | 3509 (1583) | 3254 (1197) | 0.90 | Total saturated fat (g) | 33.0 (16.1) | 25.4 (14.0) | 0.11 | 26.4 (16.1) | 31.1 (21.6) | 26.6 (13.7) | 29.4 (9.9) | 0.85 | Vegetable servings/day | 1.4 (1.1) | 1.3 (1.3) | 0.81 | 1.5 (1.0) | 0.6 (0.7) | 1.5 (1.5) | 1.2 (1.2) | 0.39 | Fruit servings/day | 0.7 (1.0) | 1.3 (1.6) | 0.24 | 0.9 (1.0) | 1.9 (1.1) | 1.0 (2.1) | 1.1 (1.0) | 0.55 | Total added sugar (g) | 9.8 (10.3) | 11.0 (9.2) | 0.70 | 13.9 (11.1) | 10.2 (6.9) | 7.0 (7.7) | 11.6 (8.5) | 0.21 |
|
|
-test. ANOVA.
|