Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of sociodemographic, behavioral, and cognitive characteristics associated with fruit and vegetable intake.
| Consume at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day (weighted %) |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic characteristics | Yes, n=93 (%) | No, n=500 (%) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 29 (8.2) | 144 (37.8) | 0.23 |
| Female | 64 (6.3) | 356 (47.7) | |
| Age Group | |||
| ≤45 years | 22 (8.7) | 118 (42.0) | 0.26 |
| >45 years | 71 (6.0) | 377 (43.3) | |
| Married or cohabitating | |||
| No | 40 (8.0) | 243 (44.3) | 0.77 |
| Yes | 50 (6.6) | 245 (41.1) | |
| Completed high school | |||
| No | 20 (2.1) | 145 (21.9) | 0.04 |
| Yes | 70 (12.6) | 340 (63.4) | |
| Health behaviors | |||
| BMI | |||
| Not obese | 75 (13.3) | 337 (57.8) | <.001 |
| Obese | 16 (1.7) | 136 (27.3) | |
| Currently smokes | |||
| No | 76 (12.9%) | 376 (67.2) | 0.04 |
| Yes | 17 (1.7) | 119 (18.2) | |
| Health beliefs/knowledge | |||
| Believes that exercising lowers cancer risk | |||
| No | 29 (5.5) | 172 (34.9) | 0.87 |
| Yes | 57 (8.7) | 282 (50.9) | |
| Is unsure what a healthy weight is | |||
| No | 31 (5.8) | 143 (23.3) | 0.24 |
| Yes | 62 (8.9) | 350 (62.0) | |
| Thinks that obesity is mostly genetic | |||
| No | 19 (2.4) | 119 (19.2) | 0.49 |
| Yes | 69 (12.3) | 361 (66.2) | |
| Thinks that obesity is mostly caused by diet/exercise | |||
| No | 25 (3.0) | 127 (19.7) | 0.8 |
| Yes | 67 (11.0) | 364 (66.3) | |
| Responded at least 5 servings of FV for good health* | |||
| No | 64 (9.4) | 471 (81.5) | <.001 |
| Yes | 29 (5.1) | 29 (4.0) | |
| Thinks that an individual’s behavior can cause cancer | |||
| No | 34 (4.7) | 185 (34.3) | 0.28 |
| Yes | 57 (10.2) | 289 (50.7) | |
*
Participants responded at least 5 servings of fruit and vegetables to the following question: How many servings of fruit and vegetables do you think the average adult should eat each day for good health?