Table 1 |
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Characteristics of the Freshmen Health Study participants by BMI status (BMI < 25; BMI ≥ 25) upon entering college (2005). |
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Characteristic |
Baseline BMI < 25 (n = 131) |
Baseline BMI ≥ 25 (n = 28) |
p-value |
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White-non-Hispanic (%) |
97% |
95% |
0.746 |
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Female (%) |
66.2 |
52.6 |
0.121 |
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BMI (kg/m2) |
21.5 ± 2.0 |
28.9 ± 3.8 |
<0.001 |
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Happy with current weightb(%) |
60.8 |
27.8 |
<0.001 |
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Reported self as less healthy than peers (%) |
2.1 |
13.5 |
0.003 |
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Ate breakfast regularly (at least 4 times per week)b(%) |
72.1 |
64.9 |
0.387 |
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Ever drank alcoholb(%) |
12.7 |
24.3 |
0.154 |
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Ever smoked cigarettesb(%) |
6.3 |
5.4 |
0.856 |
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Participated in vigorous physical activity most days of the weekb (%) |
44.2 |
45.2 |
0.320 |
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Participated in organized sports during High School (%) |
51.6 |
43.8 |
0.427 |
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Reported mother being overweight/obese (%) |
53.0 |
77.8 |
0.002 |
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Reported father being overweight/obese (%) |
52.0 |
68.6 |
0.146 |
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Dietary intake as estimated by baseline FFQb, c |
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Calories per day |
2320 ± 1021 |
2363 ± 776 |
0.86 |
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Energy as a percent of total calories |
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Protein |
16.17 ± 3.0 |
16.33 ± 3.5 |
0.72 |
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Carbohydrate |
51.59 ± 6.9 |
52.54 ± 6.8 |
0.45 |
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Fat |
34.07 ± 5.9 |
32.87 ± 5.1 |
0.23 |
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Servings (.5 cup) of fruit per day |
2.22 ± 1.69 |
2.65 ± 1.74 |
0.179 |
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Servings (0.5 cup) of vegetables per day |
3.41 ± 4.18 |
3.53 ± 2.20 |
0.865 |
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Sweetened-carbonated beverages per day |
0.64 ± 0.98 |
0.85 ± 1.05 |
0.268 |
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Servings (1 cup) of milk per day |
1.97 ± 1.65 |
1.90 ± 1.29 |
0.820 |
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Carbonated beverages per day |
0.87 ± 1.43 |
1.16 ± 1.43 |
0.283 |
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Occasions when junk food was eaten as a snack per day |
0.99 ± 0.95 |
0.84 ± 0.96 |
0.385 |
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Fast food meals per week |
2.22 ± 2.5 |
2.23 ± 2.4 |
0.920 |
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a159 students were weighed and measured at the second data collection period including 131 with a baseline BMI of <25 and 28 with a baseline BMI of ≥ 25. bDietary and lifestyle habits are for the period of time January 2005 – June 2005, or the last six months of high school. c14 participants were excluded do to implausible energy intakes of <500 calories or >6,000 calories. |
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Wengreen and Moncur Nutrition Journal 2009 8:32 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-8-32 |
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