TABLE 1.
Sample characteristics
| Variable | Black Participants n = 32 |
White Participants n = 153 |
χ2 | F | df | Effect Size | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 31.2 | 28.9 | 1.32 | 1,160 | d = .24 | .252 | |
| Marital status (% Divorced/% Widowed) | 22.6%/9.7% | 7.8%/0.7% | 17.85 | 4 | ϕ = .31 | .001 | |
| Body dissatisfaction (1–5) | 4.00 | 3.26 | 7.365 | 1,148 | d = .58 | .007 | |
| Difference between current and ideal weight (pounds) | 78.5 | 27.7 | 29.61 | 1,164 | d = 1.09 | <.001 | |
| Fear of weight gain (% Not afraid/% Very or extremely afraid) | 17.2%/75.7% | 4.7%/75.8% | 9.126 | 4 | ϕ = .22 | .058 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 33.9 | 23.7 | 28.9 | 1,177 | d = 1.07 | <.001 | |
| Treatment out of hospital for psychiatric problems | 21.4% | 50.3% | 7.909 | 1 | ϕ = .21 | .005 | |
| Supervised dieting | 37.5% | 60.8% | 6.918 | 3 | ϕ = .19 | .075 | |
| Medication for obesity | 25.0% | 36.0% | 2.042 | 3 | ϕ = .11 | .564 | |
| Participation in psychotherapy for eating or weight problems | 25.0% | 45.0% | 6.895 | 4 | ϕ = .19 | .142 | |
| Self help group participation | 12.5% | 24.8% | 3.021 | 3 | ϕ = .13 | .388 |