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
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Female
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  White
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Black
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Asian
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Other
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value¥

Healthy eating self-efficacy92.5 (17.1)102.3 (13.7)0.02101.3 (16.7)102.1 (11.1)96.1 (14.3)99.8 (17.9)0.67
Exercise self-efficacy85.7 (22.5)85.4 (20.5)0.9588.5 (24.7)85.4 (18.1)80.4 (19.7)89.6 (15.5)0.61
Godin leisure time score42.1 (24.4)31.9 (19.2)0.0834.0 (24.9)31.1 (22.2)36.0 (19.1)38.1 (17.5)0.92
Nutrition knowledge28.8 (4.1)28.1 (3.6)0.4729.3 (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)0.4817.0 (10.9)16.9 (11.9)12.5 (7.7)13.5 (5.1)0.49
Total sodium (mg)4308 (1646)3239 (1203)0.013682 (1411)3499 (1372)3509 (1583)3254 (1197)0.90
Total saturated fat (g)33.0 (16.1)25.4 (14.0)0.1126.4 (16.1)31.1 (21.6)26.6 (13.7)29.4 (9.9)0.85
Vegetable servings/day1.4 (1.1)1.3 (1.3)0.811.5 (1.0)0.6 (0.7)1.5 (1.5)1.2 (1.2)0.39
Fruit servings/day0.7 (1.0)1.3 (1.6)0.240.9 (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)0.7013.9 (11.1)10.2 (6.9)7.0 (7.7)11.6 (8.5)0.21

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