Table 1.

Sample characteristics and associations with milk consumption stages of change

	Sample		Combined Stage of Change
	(n = 75)	No Readiness To Change (n = 18)	Readiness 2 Cups (n = 16)	Readiness 2 & 4 Cups (n = 41)	P- value
Demographics
Age (years; Mean [SD])	14.2 (2.4)	14.9 (2.9)	13.3 (2.4)	14.2 (2.2)	0.16
Race					0.17
White	75%, 56	61%, 11	69%, 11	83%, 34
Non-White	25%, 19	39%, 7	31%, 5	17%, 7
Gender					0.13
Male	48%, 36	50%, 9	69%, 11	39%, 16
Female	52%, 39	50%, 9	31%, 5	61%, 25
Household Composition					0.75
2 Parent Home	83%, 62	78%, 14	88%, 14	83%, 34
Other	17%, 13	22%, 4	12%, 2	17%, 7
School Achievement					0.52
Mostly A’s/B’s	76%, 57	67%, 12	75%, 12	81%, 33
Other	24%, 18	33%, 6	25%, 4	19%, 8
Clinical Characteristics
Primary Diagnosis					0.95
Leukemia	52%, 39	50%, 9	50%, 8	46%, 19
Other Type	48%, 36	50%, 9	50%, 8	54%, 22
Years Since Diagnosis   (Mean [SD])	9.0 (3.4)	8.2 (3.5)	9.4 (3.3)	9.1 (3.4)	0.57
Theoretical Predictors
Bone Health Knowledge   (Mean, [SD])	2.9 (0.9)	2.1 (1.2)	2.3 (1.1)	2.3 (1.1)	0.72
Calcium Self-Efficacy   (Mean, [SD])	38.9 (7.9)	36.6 (8.0)	39.1 (6.5)	39.7 (8.2)	0.37
Behavioral Predictors
Milk Consumption   Frequency   (Mean, [SD])a	2.1 (0.89)	2.4 (0.85)1	2.7 (0.95)1	3.3 (0.74)2	<.001
Normal Day ≥ 4 Glasses of   Milk	28%, 21	6%, 1	19%, 3	42%, 17	0.01
Meets Recommended   Calcium Intakeb	27%, 20	6%, 1	19%, 3	39%, 16	0.02
Calcium Intake (mg)   (Mean, [SD])a	991.0 (509.0)	702.5 (346.4)1	945.4 (502.1)1,2	1135.4 (523.6)2	0.006

Note. Unless noted, cells display % and n. SD = Standard Deviation.

^aMeans with different superscript numbers differ at p < 0.05 after adjustment for multiple comparisons.

^bP-value from Fisher’s exact χ²