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. 2006 Sep 22;3:31. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-3-31

Table 4.

Mean scores for determinants for vegetable intake

Total Dutch non-Western

N Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD pa
Attitude 529 1.16 0.87 1.03 0.89 1.27 0.83 p < 0.001
Self efficacy
 Difficulty item 1 527 0.25 1.55 0.51 1.48 0.00 1.57 p < 0.001
 Ability item 1 526 1.08 1.18 1.04 1.19 1.13 1.16 0.328
Liking 528 0.87 1.03 0.76 1.07 0.99 0.98 0.006
Preferences 529 0.69 0.84 0.57 0.83 0.81 0.83 0.001
Perceived barriers 528 -1.15 0.96 -1.33 0.85 -0.97 1.02 p < 0.001
Correct Knowledge (%) 524 37 0.35 0.48 0.38 0.49 0.384

Modeling 529 0.97 0.84 0.87 0.90 1.06 0.77 0.019
Active encouragement 525 0.58 1.34 0.41 1.34 0.74 1.33 0.001
Demanding 530 0.59 1.16 0.57 1.14 0.62 1.19 0.607
Allowing 529 1.24 1.04 1.23 1.00 1.25 1.09 0.393
Facilitating 514 -0.08 1.34 -0.49 1.25 0.32 1.29 p < 0.001

Home availability 527 0.96 0.78 0.95 0.70 0.96 0.85 0.427
School availability 519 -1.65 0.87 -1.75 0.78 -1.56 0.95 0.005
Availability at friends 518 -0.09 1.45 -0.12 1.39 -0.06 1.52 0.626
Availability at club 413 -0.82 1.42 -1.00 1.33 -0.61 1.49 0.008

1 answers were recoded in a way that higher scores reflect higher self-efficacy

a p-value based on Mann-Whitney test between Dutch and non-Western immigrants