Table 2.
Percentage of US adults with intention to improve diet, by sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristicsˆ
| Characteristic | In all American adults
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In those with poor diet (HEI<20th percentile)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | SE | % | SE | |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 49.4 | 2.4 | 53.1 | 5.0 * |
| Women | 54.1 | 1.8 | 64.5 | 3.5 |
| Age (yrs) | ||||
| 20-34 | 54.8 | 2.4 ** | 56.4 | 5.6 |
| 35-49 | 52.7 | 2.3 | 62.0 | 4.7 |
| 50-65 | 46.1 | 1.7 | 50.0 | 4.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| NH whites | 54.2 | 1.7 * | 59.1 | 3.6 |
| NH blacks | 48.7 | 4.3 | 59.6 | 9.5 |
| Hispanics | 41.3 | 3.3 | 46.1 | 8.1 |
| Others | 45.2 | 7.7 | 39.3 | 30.8 |
| Education | ||||
| <High school | 42.4 | 2.8 ** | 41.0 | 6.4 ** |
| High school | 52.4 | 2.1 | 61.7 | 5.4 |
| >High school | 53.6 | 2.1 | 62.0 | 4.3 |
| Income | ||||
| Low | 48.4 | 2.4 | 59.7 | 6.4 |
| Middle | 51.8 | 2.3 | 53.2 | 5.1 |
| High | 52.9 | 1.8 | 62.1 | 5.3 |
| BMI category | ||||
| BMI<25 | 47.8 | 1.8 *** | 51.9 | 4.6 |
| 25-29.9 | 53.3 | 2.3 | 63.9 | 6.4 |
| BMI≥30 | 58.5 | 2.8 | 57.7 | 5.3 |
| Comorbidity‡ | ||||
| 0 | 51.8 | 2.0 | 55.0 | 4.4 * |
| 1 | 52.0 | 2.0 | 68.3 | 4.4 |
| ≥2 | 51.5 | 3.5 | 59.0 | 6.6 |
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Excellent/very good | 49.8 | 1.8 * | 54.6 | 4.8 |
| Good | 53.4 | 2.5 | 61.9 | 5.5 |
| Fair/poor | 58.3 | 3.3 | 60.6 | 6.2 |
| Exercise participation | ||||
| No | 55.8 | 3.0 * | 59.5 | 5.4 |
| Yes | 49.8 | 1.6 | 56.9 | 3.9 |
| TV watching (hrs/d) | ||||
| ≤2 | 51.0 | 1.7 | 56.9 | 5.7 |
| >2 | 52.9 | 2.4 | 58.4 | 4.5 |
Abbreviations: SE, standard error; HEI, healthy eating index; BMI, body mass index.
ˆ
Controlled for complex survey design. Values are shown as proportion with its standard error.
‡
Number of diagnosed chronic conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes. 0: without comorbidity;
1: one chronic condition; ≥2: two or more chronic conditions.
*
P<0.05;
**
P<0.01;
***
P<0.001.