Table 5.

Selected attitudes related to eating behavior: differences between weight groups at baseline and follow-up

Which statements are correct for you?	at Baseline (M/SD)1 normal weight (n = 198)	at Baseline (M/SD) overweight/obese (n = 170)	at Follow-up (M/SD) normal weight (n = 198)	at Follow-up (M/SD) overweight/obese (n = 170)	P Valuea
1. With nutrition I avoid everything that could affect/damage my health.	2.57(0.74)	2.51(0.76)	2.67(0.73)	2.46(0.86)	P(nwb) = .11
					P(owc) = .37
2. I always eat healthy and are on a balanced diet.	2.73(0.72)	2.52(0.72)	2.70(0.73)	2.56(0.72)	P(nw) = .64
					P(ow) = .55
3. I place great value on healthy food.	2.68(0.78)	2.61(0.76)	2.73(0.84)	2.65(0.76)	P(nw) = .47
					P(ow) = .46
4. I can say for myself that I eat healthy.	2.75(0.69)	2.58(0.73)	2.78(0.77)	2.57(0.89)	P(nw) = .56
					P(ow) = .85
5. I barely eat unhealthy things.	2.59(0.78)	2.37(0.78)	2.49(0.87)	2.46(0.83)	P(nw) = .17
					P(ow) = .28
6. I eat lots of vegetables.	2.90(0.78)	2.76(0.85)	2.91(0.77)	2.81(0.84)	P(nw) = .80
					P(ow) = .49
7. I eat lots of fruits.	2.81(0.93)	2.79(1.01)	2.79(0.93)	2.71(0.92)	P(nw) = .67
					P(ow) = .26
8. A low fat diet is important to me.	2.65(1.06)	2.61(0.89)	2.58(1.00)	2.58(0.93)	P(nw) = .34
					P(ow) = .77
9. I pay attention for my daily diet to have lots of vitamins and minerals.	2.70(0.78)	2.60(0.79)	2.67(0.85)	2.70(0.70)	P(nw) = .53
					P(ow) = .09

¹Abbreviations: M - mean; SD - standard deviation

^aP < .05 is significant

^bnw – normal weight status

^cow – overweight/obese status