Appendix.
Means (and standard deviations) of accuracy, strategy, knowledge, and motivation variables by age and dietary modification status.
| No-DMG | DMG | Younger Adults | Older Adults | No-DMG | DMG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younger Adults (n=28) | Older Adults (n=13) | Younger Adults (n=12) | Older Adults (n=14) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Accuracy | 24.07a (3.71) | 23.42a (4.15) | 23.30a (3.50) | 24.59a (4.32) | 23.21a (3.56) | 25.92b (3.45) | 23.50a (3.48) | 23.36a (4.78) |
| Between-NFP Sequences | .49a (0.27) | .60a (0.32) | .51a (0.28) | .57a (0.31) | .51a (0.26) | .45a (0.30) | .51a (0.35) | .68a (0.28) |
| Within-NFP Sequences | .28a (0.15) | .29a (0.24) | .25a (0.20) | .33a (0.15) | .26a (0.17) | .32a (0.10) | .24a (0.28) | .34a (0.19) |
| Strategy Difference | .21a (0.27) | .31a (0.21) | .25a (0.21) | .24a (0.31) | .25a (0.22) | .13a (0.35) | .27a (0.17) | .34a (0.23) |
| Knowledge | .55a (0.14) | .60a (0.13) | .52a (0.10) | .65b (0.14) | .51a (0.12) | .65b (0.14) | .55a (0.05) | .65b (0.15) |
| SOC+ (fruits/vegetables) | 5.3a (1.13) | 5.5a (0.90) | 5.1a (1.16) | 5.8b (0.70) | 5.1a (1.27) | 5.8a (0.60) | 5.1a (0.90) | 5.8b (0.80) |
| SOC− (fat/junk food) | 4.68a (1.10) | 4.58a (1.28) | 4.09a (1.09) | 5.45b (0.69) | 4.20a (0.97) | 5.71b (0.45) | 3.83a (1.35) | 5.21b (0.80) |
Note: DMG=Dietary Modification Goals; NFP=Nutrition Facts Panel; SOC=Stage of Change; Values in the same row and subtable not sharing the same subscript are significantly different at p< 0.05 in the two-sided test of equality for column means.