Table 1.

The effect of self-control on diet and health behaviors and weight loss at baseline

	High self-control	Low self-control	Difference
Average percent of calories that came from fat	33.38%	35.37%	−1.99%NS
Average number of minutes per week spent in moderate exercise	44.16	25.89	18.27*
Average Body Mass Index	29.25	31.77	−2.52*

Note: The values in this table are estimates, derived from reported regression equations, for individuals one standard deviation above the mean on trait self-control (high self-control) and one standard deviation below the mean (low self-control)

^NS– not significant;

^*p < .05