Table 1.
Prestudy participant characteristics in body composition, physical activity, and diet components (n=47).
| Variablea | CMGb (n=24) | CGc (n=23) | ||||
| Participant characteristics | ||||||
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Sex, n (%) | |||||
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Male | 4 (17) | 5 (22) | ||
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Female | 20 (83) | 18 (78) | ||
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Age, mean (SD) | 71.4 (5.2) | 73.2 (5.8) | |||
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Age group (years) n (%) | |||||
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65-74 | 18 (75) | 15 (65) | ||
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75-84 | 6 (25) | 7 (30) | ||
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≥85 | N/Ad | 1 (4) | ||
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Race and ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
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Black or African American | 1 (4) | N/A | ||
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Hispanic or Mexican American | 2 (8) | N/A | ||
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White | 21 (88) | 23 (100) | ||
| Body composition | ||||||
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Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 76.6 (17.4) | 69.4 (15.0) | |||
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Height (inches), mean (SD) | 65 (3.6) | 64.1 (3.7) | |||
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BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 28.0 (6.0) | 26.1 (5.0) | |||
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BMI (kg/m2) n (%) | |||||
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≤18.5, underweight | N/A | 2 (9) | ||
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18.6-24.9, normal | 8 (33) | 8 (35) | ||
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25-29.9, overweight | 9 (38) | 8 (35) | ||
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30-34.9, class I obesity | 4 (17) | 5 (22) | ||
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35-39.9, class II obesity | 2 (8) | N/A | ||
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≥40, class III obesity | 1 (4) | N/A | ||
| Physical activity (min/wk), mean (SD) | 838.8 (545.9) | 930.0 (649.1) | ||||
| Diet components, mean (SD) | ||||||
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Fiber (g) | 15.9 (2.8) | 16.7 (2.9) | |||
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Calcium (mg) | 905.2 (180.6) | 932.1 (167.3) | |||
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Whole grain (ounce) | 0.8 (0.3) | 0.8 (0.3) | |||
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Total added sugar (teaspoons) | 15.3 (4.9) | 13.8 (2.9) | |||
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Dairy (cup) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.5) | |||
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Vegetables (cup) | 1.5 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.4) | |||
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Fruit (cup) | 0.8 (0.3) | 1.0 (0.4) | |||
aRandomized controlled trial (June 2022 to August 2022; Texas Tech University Nutrition and Metabolic Health Initiative) evaluating the effect of a web-based culinary medicine intervention on protein intake, cooking effectiveness, muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical activity in an older adult population aged 65 years and older.
bCMG: culinary medicine intervention group.
cCG: control group.
dN/A: not applicable.