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. 2023 Jul 25;15(7):e42432. doi: 10.7759/cureus.42432

Table 5. Health habits.

The participants were asked to report how much they agreed with the above statements. Mode of responses is reported in bold.

Health habits
“How many hours of sleep do you get per night?”  
Hours 4 h 5 h 6 h 7 h 8 h
Control (pre; post) 0; 1 5; 2 5; 9 16; 13 2; 3
Intervention (pre; post) 1; 0 1; 1 7; 6 7; 7 2; 4
“Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you eaten take-out food?”
Response 1 meal/day or more 1 or 2 meals per week 3 meals per week, not daily Less than 1 meal per week Never- only eat homemade
Control (pre; post) 1; 1 9; 11 6; 5 11; 8 1; 3
Intervention (pre; post) 1; 0 8; 6 1; 2 6; 8 2; 1
“When eating, I notice the texture of my food and how it tastes.”
Likert Scale Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
Control (pre; post) 6; 6 18; 15 2; 5 1; 2 1; 0
Intervention (pre; post) 5; 5 5; 8 3; 3 5; 2 0; 0
“In a typical week (or in the last 2 weeks), how often do your meals include fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and whole grains?”
Response 1 meal/day or more 3 meals per week or more, but not daily 1 or 2 meals per week Less than 1 meal per week
Control (pre; post) 13; 12 15; 14 0; 2 0; 0
Intervention (pre; post) 10; 11 6; 6 2; 1 0; 0
“In a typical week, I exercise (walking around your neighborhood counts!)”
Minutes > 150 90-150 > 30, < 90 < 30
Control (pre; post) 5; 4 9; 8 7; 8 7; 8
Intervention (pre; post) 10; 10 1; 3 5; 3 2; 2