Table 1.
Participants’ Characteristics
| Characteristic | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Perception of self as overweight (%) | 41.82 |
| Age (years) | |
| Baseline | M = 21.80, SD = 1.81 |
| Follow-up | M = 28.80, SD = 1.78 |
| Sex (% female) | 56.31 |
| White (%) | 72.30 |
| Educationa | M = 13.23, SD = 1.98 |
| Income (U.S. dollars) | M = 12,949.39, SD = 11,817.93 |
| Limiting condition (%)b | 18.29 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |
| Baseline | M = 26.62, SD = 6.24 |
| Follow-up | M = 29.17, SD = 7.33 |
| Self-rated healthc | |
| Baseline | M = 4.00, SD = 0.87 |
| Follow-up | M = 3.64, SD = 0.92 |
| Depressive symptomsd | |
| Baseline | M = 4.51, SD = 4.07 |
| Follow-up | M = 5.17, SD = 4.09 |
a
Education was scored on a scale from 6 (6th grade) to 22 (5 or more years of graduate school) and indicates the highest level of education achieved at the Wave 3 (baseline) assessment. bPhysical conditions that limited activity and lasted for more than 1 year were considered to be limiting conditions. cSelf-rated health was scored on a scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). dDepressive symptoms were assessed using nine items from the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (Radloff, 1977); the possible score ranged from 0 to 27.