Table 2.

Self-control and health behaviors during the weight loss program, controlling for baseline behaviors

	High self-control	Low self-control	Difference
Meetings attended	7.66	5.68	−1.99*
Average calories consumed per meal	411.03	473.30	−62.27*
Average fat calories consumed per meal	104.10	132.35	28.26*
Average calories burned through exercise each week	900.34	553.30	347.04*
Percentage weight lost at the end of 12 weeks	2.45%	-.26%	2.70%*

Note: The values in this table are estimates, derived from reported regression and HLM 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)

^*p < .05