| Variable | Total N (%) or M (SD) | White (n = 1049) | p | Black (n = 1083) | p | ||
| <5 N (%) or M (SD) | ≥5 N (%) or M (SD) | <5 N (%) or M (SD) | ≥5 N (%) or M (SD) | ||||
| Total | 2132 (100.0) | 386 (36.8) | 663 (63.2) | * | 450 (41.6) | 633 (58.4) | * |
| Sociodemographics | |||||||
| Age (SD) | 20.70 (2.02) | 20.68 (1.96) | 663 (20.72) | 0.76 | 20.24 (1.85) | 20.33 (1.88) | 0.44 |
| College type (%) | 0.92 | 0.20 | |||||
| Four-year colleges | 619 (59.0) | 227 (58.8) | 392 (59.1) | 387 (86.0) | 526 (83.1) | ||
| Two-year colleges | 430 (41.0) | 159 (41.2) | 271 (40.9) | 63 (14.0) | 107 (16.9) | ||
| Psychosocial variables | |||||||
| Perceived stress (SD) | 6.35 (3.40) | 6.52 (3.41) | 6.25 (3.40) | 0.29 | 6.35 (3.38) | 6.26 (3.33) | 0.66 |
| Satisfaction with life (SD) | 23.25 (7.42) | 23.00 (4.43) | 23.40 (7.42) | 0.42 | 22.46 (7.37) | 22.77 (7.25) | 0.53 |
| Big 5 personality traits (SD) | |||||||
| Extraversion | 9.18 (2.93) | 8.88 (2.95) | 9.35 (2.91) | 0.02 | 8.73 (2.86) | 8.71 (2.72) | 0.92 |
| Agreeableness | 10.11 (2.25) | 10.10 (2.33) | 10.12 (2.21) | 0.92 | 10.19 (2.31) | 10.01 (2.29) | 0.26 |
| Conscientiousness | 11.12 (2.45) | 10.82 (2.55) | 11.29 (2.36) | 0.004 | 11.55 (2.21) | 11.32 (2.41) | 0.14 |
| Emotional stability | 8.84 (2.74) | 8.64 (2.78) | 8.95 (2.72) | 0.09 | 9.87 (2.62) | 9.65 (2.73) | 0.21 |
| Openness | 10.77 (2.23) | 10.68 (2.26) | 10.83 (2.21) | 0.32 | 10.94 (2.31) | 11.45 (2.21) | 0.18 |
| Weight-related variables | |||||||
| Weight self-report (%) | 0.24 | 0.005 | |||||
| Underweight | 67(6.4) | 29 (7.5) | 38 (5.7) | 45 (10.0) | 41 (6.5) | ||
| About right | 535 (51.0) | 185 (47.9) | 350 (52.8) | 214 (47.6) | 266 (42.0) | ||
| Overweight | 447 (42.6) | 172 (44.6) | 275 (41.5) | 191 (42.4) | 326 (51.5) | ||
| Actions toward weight management (%) | 0.64 | 0.04 | |||||
| Lose weight | 615 (58.6) | 224 (58.0) | 391 (59.0) | 240 (53.3) | 387 (61.1) | ||
| Maintain weight/no action | 410 (39.1) | 151 (39.1) | 259 (39.1) | 161 (35.8) | 189 (29.9) | ||
| Gain weight | 24 (2.3) | 11 (2.8) | 13 (2.0) | 49 (10.9) | 57 (9.0) | ||
| Dietary fat intake (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||
| Low | 123 (11.7) | 27 (7.0) | 96 (14.5) | 36 (8.0) | 52 (8.2) | ||
| Medium | 729 (69.5) | 265 (68.7) | 464 (70.0) | 244 (54.2) | 421 (66.5) | ||
| High | 195 (18.8) | 94 (24.4) | 103 (15.5) | 170 (37.8) | 160 (25.3) | ||
| Physical activity (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||
| Sedentary | 265 (25.5) | 109 (28.8) | 156 (23.6) | 197 (44.9) | 187 (29.7) | ||
| Insufficient | 369 (55.8) | 235 (62.0) | 369 (55.8) | 202 (46.0) | 346 (55.0) | ||
| Sufficient | 136 (20.6) | 35 (9.2) | 136 (20.6) | 40 (9.1) | 96 (15.3) | ||
| BMI category (%) | 0.45 | <0.001 | |||||
| Normal or underweight | 700 (66.9) | 263 (68.3) | 437 (66.0) | 250 (55.6) | 281 (44.4) | ||
| Overweight or obese | 347 (33.1) | 122 (31.7) | 225 (34.0) | 200 (44.4) | 352 (55.6) | ||