Table 2.
Baseline Predictors of Change in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
| N | Adjusted Post-test Mean (cups/day) |
Estimate (SE) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 627 | |||
| Male | 1.77 (0.06) | 0.03 (0.06) | 0.62 | |
| Female | 1.74 (0.04) | 0.0 (Reference) | ||
| Education | 627 | |||
| Less than high school | 1.84 (0.09) | 0.0 (Reference) | ||
| High school graduate | 1.68 (0.05) | −0.16 (0.10) | 0.16 | |
| Some college | 1.70 (0.06) | −0.14 (0.10) | ||
| College graduate | 1.80 (0.06) | −0.04 (0.10) | ||
| Income | 537 | |||
| <$20,000 | 1.77 (0.06) | 0.0 (Reference) | ||
| $20,000-$39,999 | 1.76 (0.06) | −0.003 (0.08) | 0.82 | |
| $40,000-$59,999 | 1.70 (0.07) | −0.07 (0.09) | ||
| ≥$60,000 | 1.76 (0.07) | −0.01 (0.10) | ||
| Weight category | 616 | 0.03 | ||
| Normal weight | 1.63 (0.08) | −0.19 (0.09) | ||
| Overweight | 1.70 (0.06) | −0.13 (0.06) | ||
| Obese | 1.83 (0.05) | 0 (Reference) | ||
| Marital Status | 622 | |||
| Married/ Member of unmarried couple | 1.72 (0.05) | 0.0 (Reference) | 0.20 | |
| Not Married | 1.79 (0.05) | 0.07 (0.06) | ||
| Health Status | 619 | 0.79 | ||
| Excellent | 1.77 (0.11) | 0.11 (0.25) | ||
| Very good | 1.81 (0.07) | 0.15 (0.23) | ||
| Good | 1.76 (0.05) | 0.10 (0.23) | ||
| Fair | 1.70 (0.07) | 0.04 (0.24) | ||
| Poor | 1.66 (0.23) | 0.0 (Reference) | ||
| Hypertension | 618 | |||
| Yes | 1.77 (0.05) | 0.0 (Reference) | 0.35 | |
| No | 1.71 (0.06) | −0.06 (0.06) | ||
| Diabetes | 614 | |||
| Yes | 1.66 (0.06) | 0.0 (Reference) | 0.04 | |
| No | 1.79 (0.04) | 0.13 (0.06) | ||
| Age, years | 627 | N/A | 0.004 (0.002) | 0.08 |
| Body Mass Index. m/kg2 | 616 | N/A | 0.01 (0.004) | 0.17 |
| Waist Circumference, cm | 619 | N/A | 0.004 (0.002) | 0.04 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, cups/day | 627 | N/A | 0.41 (0.03) | <0.0001 |
| Leisure time Physical Activity, hours/week | 624 | N/A | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.01 |
| Stress | 615 | N/A | −0.02 (0.04) | 0.65 |
| Church Support for F&V | 607 | N/A | 0.08 (0.04) | 0.06 |
| Social Support for F&V | 617 | N/A | 0.08 (0.03) | 0.01 |
| Self efficacy for F&V | 616 | N/A | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.36 |
| Attend worship service (times/month) | 622 | N/A | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.04 |
| Attend church activities or meetings (time/month) | 620 | N/A | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.06 |
Note: The sample size is not 627 for all analyses due to missing data; baseline fruit and vegetable consumption, age, gender, education, church wave, church size, and intervention group were added as covariates to analyses that did not include these variables.