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. 2009 Spring;35(1):14–22. doi: 10.3200/BMED.35.1.14-22

TABLE 2. Comparison of Smokers and Nonsmokers on Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Outcome Expectations.

Variable Current smoker
Nonsmoker
d p Adj p
M SD M SD
Motivation
 Fruit 6.9 2.4 7.7 2.2 0.34 <.001 <.001
 Vegetables 7.4 2.2 7.6 2.2 0.18 .007 .041
 Intrinsic 5.9 0.9 6.1 0.9 0.27 <.001 <.001
 Extrinsic 2.4 1.6 2.6 1.6 0.08 .155 .127
Self-efficacy
 Fruit 6.9 2.4 7.6 2.2 0.30 <.001 <.001
 Vegetables 7.2 2.2 7.5 2.1 0.13 .053 .191
Expectation
 Reduce cancer risk 3.7 1.0 3.8 1.0 0.04 .537 .646
 Reduce heart disease risk 3.9 0.9 3.9 0.9 0.09 .185 .185
 Reduce diabetes risk 3.8 1.0 3.9 0.9 0.13 .042 .026
 Reduce obesity risk 3.9 1.0 4.1 0.9 0.13 .083 .056

Note. Unadjusted mean values are presented with significance indicated for unadjusted and adjusted analyses. Effect size estimates (d) are based on unadjusted analyses. Adjusted analyses are controlled for site, marital status, race, education, age, BMI, vegetarian diet, low cholesterol diet, low salt diet, low carbohydrate diet, and responsibility for meal planning.