Table 1 |
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The characteristics of study sample (n = 400) |
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No (%) |
FV serving/day Mean (SD) |
P* |
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Age |
0.003 |
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60-64 |
255 (63.8) |
1.83 (1.18) |
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65-69 |
87 (21.7) |
1.73 (1.10) |
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70-74 |
47 (11.75) |
1.52 (1.04) |
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75-79 |
8 (2) |
1.53 (0.88) |
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80-84 |
2 (0.5) |
0.57 (0.61) |
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>85 |
1 (0.25) |
0.29 (0.29) |
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Gender |
0.81 |
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Male |
102 (25.5) |
1.74 (1.16) |
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Female |
298 (74.5) |
1.77 (1.50) |
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Education |
< 0.001 |
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Illiterate |
165 (41.2) |
1.63 (0.96) |
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Primary |
143 (35.8) |
1.74 (1.15) |
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Junior secondary |
64 (17) |
1.57 (0.98) |
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Senior secondary |
22 (5.5) |
3.15 (1.73) |
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College |
6.0 (1.5) |
2.98 (1.54) |
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Marital status |
< 0.001 |
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Married |
230(55) |
1.95(1.16) |
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Widowed/divorced |
170 (45) |
1.51(1.08) |
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Economic Status |
< 0.001 |
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Low (0-3 assets) |
306 (76.5) |
1.68 (1.03) |
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Intermediate (4-6 assets) |
65 (16.3) |
1.57 (0.99) |
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High (8 or more assets) |
29 (7.3) |
3.34 (1.52) |
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Employment status |
0.58 |
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Employed |
54 (13.5) |
1.91 (1.04) |
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Housewife |
283 (70.8) |
1.73 (1.11) |
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Retired |
63 (15.7) |
1.79 (1.41) |
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BMI |
< 0.001 |
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<25 |
106 (26.5) |
2.78 (1.15) |
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25-29 |
192 (48) |
1.66 (0.74) |
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≥ 30 |
103 (25.5) |
0.92 (1.01) |
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Stage of change (n = 386) |
< 0.001 |
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Precontemplation |
283(73.4) |
1.63 (0.98) |
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Contemplation |
76 (19.6) |
1.47 (0.94) |
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Preparation |
27 (7.00) |
2.28 (0.68) |
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Action |
6.0 (1.50) |
5.0 (0.00) |
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Maintenance |
8.0 (2) |
5.25 (0.70) |
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Chronic disease |
< 0.001 |
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Yes |
197 (49.25) |
2.03 (1.29) |
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No |
203 (50.75) |
1.49 (0.92) |
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* Derived from independent samples t-test and one was analysis of variance (ANOVA). |
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Salehi et al. Nutrition Journal 2010 9:2 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-2 |
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