TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics in the 2 intervention groups of all randomly assigned subjects and for subjects who completed the trial1
| All randomly assigned subjects | Study completers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | RF group
(n = 49) |
RF + FV group
(n = 48) |
RF group
(n = 36) |
RF + FV group
(n = 35) |
| Age (y) | 44.5 ± 1.32 | 45.3 ± 1.4 | 45.1 ± 1.5 | 46.7 ± 1.5 |
| Ethnicity [n (%)] | ||||
| White | 44 (90) | 47 (97) | 33 (92) | 34 (97) |
| Other | 5 (10) | 1 (3) | 3 (8) | 1 (3) |
| Educational level [n (%)] | ||||
| High school diploma or less | 14 (28) | 12 (25) | 10 (28) | 9 (26) |
| Some college to associate degree | 18 (37) | 15 (31) | 11 (30) | 10 (28) |
| Bachelor’s to graduate degree | 17 (35) | 21 (44) | 15 (42) | 16 (46) |
| Hunger score3 | 6.0 ± 0.4 | 6.1 ± 0.5 | 6.0 ± 0.5 | 6.1 ± 0.6 |
| Disinhibition score3 | 9.6 ± 0.5 | 10.0 ± 0.5 | 9.7 ± 0.6 | 10.2 ± 0.6 |
| Dietary restraint score3 | 9.4 ± 0.6 | 8.9 ± 0.5 | 9.5 ± 0.7 | 9.0 ± 0.6 |
| Depression score4 | 7.5 ± 0.9 | 6.8 ± 0.8 | 7.0 ± 1.0 | 6.9 ± 1.0 |
| Binge-eating score5 | 12.6 ± 0.9 | 13.3 ± 0.9 | 11.8 ± 1.0 | 13.1 ± 0.9 |
1
RF, reduced-fat intervention; RF + FV, reduced-fat plus increased fruit and vegetable intervention. Baseline values did not differ significantly between groups (unpaired t test), either for all randomly assigned subjects or for subjects who completed the trial.
2
¯x ± SEM (all such values).
3
Eating Inventory (40).
4
Beck Depression Inventory (18).
5
Eating Habits Checklist (21).