Variable | Total N (%) or M (SD) | White (n = 1040) | p | Black (n = 1071) | p | ||||
Sedentary N (%) or M (SD) | Insufficient N (%) or M (SD) | Sufficient N (%) or M (SD) | Sedentary N (%) or M (SD) | Insufficient N (%) or M (SD) | Sufficient N (%) or M (SD) | ||||
Total | 2111 (100.0) | 265 (25.5) | 604 (58.1) | 171 (16.4) | * | 385 (35.9) | 549 (51.3) | 137 (12.8) | * |
Sociodemographics | |||||||||
Age (SD) | 20.70 (2.02) | 20.80 (2.07) | 20.70 (2.01) | 20.50 (1.97) | 0.30 | 20.52 (1.92) | 20.23 (1.84) | 19.97 (1.81) | 0.006 |
College type (%) | 0.01 | 0.22 | |||||||
Four-year colleges | 615 (59.1) | 137 (51.7) | 368 (60.9) | 110 (64.3) | 315 (81.8) | 469 (85.4) | 119 (86.9) | ||
Two-year colleges | 425 (40.9) | 128 (48.3) | 236 (39.1) | 61 (35.7) | 70 (18.2) | 80 (14.6) | 18 (13.1) | ||
Psychosocial variables | |||||||||
Perceived stress (SD) | 6.34 (3.41) | 6.68 (3.49) | 6.34 (3.40) | 5.81 (3.23) | 0.04 | 6.50 (3.43) | 6.14 (3.20) | 6.12 (3.49) | 0.28 |
Satisfaction with life (SD) | 23.28 (7.42) | 22.26 (7.66) | 23.55 (7.40) | 23.87 (7.02) | 0.04 | 21.79 (7.63) | 23.15 (6.97) | 23.00 (7.57) | 0.03 |
Big 5 personality traits (SD) | |||||||||
Extraversion | 9.19 (2.93) | 9.02 (3.00) | 9.12 (2.96) | 9.72 (2.64) | 0.05 | 8.62 (2.70) | 8.77 (2.84) | 8.92 (2.68) | 0.56 |
Agreeableness | 10.11 (2.25) | 9089 (2.33) | 10.17 (2.16) | 10.22 (2.44) | 0.21 | 10.07 (2.25) | 10.20 (2.30) | 9.62 (2.36) | 0.06 |
Conscientiousness | 11.12 (2.45) | 11.00 (2.35) | 11.06 (2.49) | 11.53 (2.41) | 0.08 | 11.23 (2.40) | 11.51 (2.24) | 11.51 (2.50) | 0.23 |
Emotional stability | 8.85 (2.73) | 8.45 (2.84) | 8.87 (2.73) | 9.43 (2.43) | 0.002 | 9.53 (2.73) | 9.77 (2.57) | 10.24 (2.77) | 0.05 |
Openness | 10.77 (2.23) | 10.65 (2.23) | 10.74 (2.16) | 11.10 (2.44) | 0.13 | 10.97 (2.24) | 11.12 (2.26) | 11.14 (2.24) | 0.59 |
Weight-related variables | |||||||||
Weight self-report (%) | 0.008 | 0.74 | |||||||
Underweight | 66 (6.3) | 21 (7.9) | 32 (5.3) | 13 (6.3) | 34 (8.8) | 44 (8.0) | 7 (5.1) | ||
About right | 530 (51.0) | 116 (43.8) | 312 (51.7) | 102 (59.6) | 169 (43.9) | 241 (43.9) | 63 (46.0) | ||
Overweight | 44 (42.7) | 128 (48.3) | 260 (43.0) | 56 (32.7) | 182 (47.3) | 264 (48.1) | 67 (48.9) | ||
Actions toward weight management (%) | <0.001 | 0.03 | |||||||
Lose weight | 608 (58.5) | 127 (47.9) | 370 (61.3) | 111 (64.9) | 199 (51.7) | 331 (60.3) | 89 (65.0) | ||
Maintain weight/no action | 408 (39.2) | 127 (47.9) | 222 (36.8) | 59 (34.5) | 140 (36.4) | 169 (30.8) | 39 (28.5) | ||
Gain weight | 24 (2.3) | 11 (4.2) | 12 (2.0) | 1 (0.6) | 46 (11.9) | 49 (8.9) | 9 (6.6) | ||
Dietary fat intake (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||||
Low | 121 (11.6) | 17 (6.4) | 64 (10.6) | 40 (23.4) | 30 (7.8) | 40 (7.3) | 14 (10.2) | ||
Medium | 722 (69.4) | 174 (65.7) | 431 (71.4) | 117 (68.4) | 202 (52.5) | 357 (65.0) | 101 (73.7) | ||
High | 197 (18.9) | 74 (27.9) | 109 (18.0) | 14 (8.2) | 153 (39.7) | 152 (27.7) | 22 (16.1) | ||
FV consumption in past week (%) | <0.001 | 0.10 | |||||||
0 to <5 per day | 379 (36.4) | 109 (41.1) | 235 (38.9) | 35 (20.5) | 198 (51.4) | 271 (49.4) | 56 (40.9) | ||
5 or more per day | 661 (63.6) | 156 (58.9) | 369 (61.1) | 136 (79.5) | 187 (48.6) | 278 (50.6) | 81 (59.1) | ||
BMI category (%) | 0.01 | <0.001 | |||||||
Normal or underweight | 695 (97.0) | 167 (63.0) | 398 (66.1) | 130 (76.0) | 197 (51.3) | 202 (36.9) | 40 (29.4) | ||
Overweight or obese | 343 (33.0) | 98 (37.0) | 204 (33.9) | 41 (24.0) | 187 (48.7) | 346 (63.1) | 96 (15.3) |