Table 2.
Sociodemographic Differences in Weight Concern Scores.
| Black/African American | White | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=132) | (n=159) | |||
| Weight Concern Scale score (Mean (SD)) | 30.5(11.7) | 32.3(12.2) | 0.203 | |
| 'Why Do You Smoke?' score (Mean (SD)) | 13.7(5.7) | 14.2(5.5) | 0.471 | |
| Return to Smoking measure (N, % answering yes to any question) | 37(28.0%) | 71(44.7%) | 0.004 | |
| "Why Do You Smoke?" category | 0.464 | |||
| Greater than or equal to a score of 22 (N, %) | 13(9.9%) | 21(13.2%) | ||
| Score 8–21 (N, %) | 97(73.5%) | 118(74.2%) | ||
| Score less than or equal to 7 (N, %) | 22(16.7%) | 20(12.6%) | ||
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| Men | Women | p-value | ||
| (n=98) | (n=207) | |||
| Weight Concern Scale score (Mean (SD)) | 27.3(10.9) | 33.5(11.8) | <0.001 | |
| 'Why Do You Smoke?' score (Mean (SD)) | 11.8(4.3) | 15(5.8) | <0.001 | |
| Return to Smoking measure (N, % answering yes to any question) | 39(39.8%) | 75(36.2%) | 0.548 | |
| "Why Do You Smoke?" category | 0.002 | |||
| Greater than or equal to a score of 22 (N, %) | 3(3.1%) | 32(15.5%) | ||
| Score 8–21 (N, %) | 76(77.6%) | 152(73.4%) | ||
| Score less than or equal to 7 (N, %) | 19(19.4%) | 23(11.1%) | ||
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| Healthy Weight | Overweight | Obesity | p-value | |
| (n=40) | (n=100) | (n=165) | ||
| Weight Concern Scale score (Mean (SD)) | 26.9(13.3) | 31.4(12.1) | 32.6(11.1) | 0.024 |
| 'Why Do You Smoke?' score (Mean (SD)) | 12.4(5.5) | 13.1(5.9) | 14.9(5.3) | 0.006 |
| Return to Smoking measure (N, % answering yes to any question) | 11(27.5%) | 49(49.0%) | 54(32.7%) | 0.011 |
| "Why Do You Smoke?" category | 0.024 | |||
| Greater than or equal to a score of 22 (N, %) | 3(7.5%) | 10(10.0%) | 22(13.3%) | |
| Score 8–21 (N, %) | 28(70.0%) | 70(70.0%) | 130(78.8%) | |
| Score less than or equal to 7 (N, %) | 9(22.5%) | 20(20.0%) | 13(7.9%) | |
Notes: p-values had to be less than 0.0167 to be statistically significant after applying the Bonferroni correction