Table 2.
Demographic and descriptive characteristics for each condition and the total sample.
| Nutritional guidance | Meal delivery | Total sample | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 11) | (n = 20) | (N = 31) | |
| Sex assigned at birth | |||
| Female | 9 (81.8%) | 16 (80.0%) | 25 (80.6%) |
| Male | 2 (18.2%) | 4 (20.0%) | 6 (19.4%) |
| Race* | |||
| Asian | 3 (27.3%) | 3 (15.0%) | 6 (19.4%) |
| Black or African-American | 1 (9.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.2%) |
| White | 6 (54.5%) | 18 (90.0%) | 24 (77.4%) |
| Other | 1 (9.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.2%) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (10.0%) | 2 (6.5%) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 11 (100%) | 18 (90.0%) | 29 (93.5%) |
| Education | |||
| Some college | 1 (9.1%) | 3 (15.0%) | 4 (12.9%) |
| Associates degree | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (10.0%) | 2 (6.5%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 6 (54.5%) | 9 (45.0%) | 15 (48.4%) |
| Advanced degree | 4 (36.4%) | 6 (30.0%) | 10 (32.3%) |
| Income | |||
| < $50,000 | 2 (18.2%) | 7 (35.0%) | 9 (29.0%) |
| $50,000—$99,999 | 1 (9.1%) | 5 (25.0%) | 6 (19.4%) |
| > $100,000 | 8 (72.8%) | 7 (35.0%) | 15 (48.4%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (5.0%) | 1 (3.2%) |
| Age (SD) | 39.27 (14.16) | 38.80 (12.43) | 38.97 (12.83) |
| BMI (SD) | |||
| Visit 1 | 27.30 (5.73) | 28.70 (5.11) | 28.20 (5.29) |
| Visit 2 | 27.40 (5.88) | 28.40 (5.09) | 28.00 (5.32) |
| Visit 3 | 27.00 (5.69) | 28.30 (4.85) | 27.90 (5.11) |
| Depressive symptoms (SD) | |||
| Remote | 13.09 (4.16) | 13.95 (3.03) | 13.65 (3.43) |
| Visit 1 | 14.36 (4.84) | 14.45 (2.93) | 14.42 (3.64) |
| Visit 2 | 11.55 (3.47) | 13.45 (4.11) | 12.77 (3.95) |
| Visit 3 | 10.18 (3.22) | 9.40 (4.57) | 9.68 (4.10) |
| Dietary quality (SD) | |||
| Visit 1 | 5.16 (2.33) | 4.72 (2.06) | 4.88 (2.13) |
| Visit 2 | 5.45 (2.40) | 4.30 (1.61) | 4.71 (1.97) |
| Visit 3 | 8.21 (7.95) | 7.95 (2.52) | 8.05 (2.19) |
*Participants could select all that applied for race; may total > 100%. Depressive symptoms are represented by PHQ-8 scores, which may be interpreted in terms of severity: none (0–4), mild (5–9), moderate (10–14), moderately severe (15–19), and severe (20–24). Dietary quality refers to conformance with federal dietary guidance on a scale from 1 (low quality diet) to 10 (high quality diet); for example, a score of 4.88 indicates ~50% alignment with federal dietary guidance.