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. 2018 Nov 30;14(4):880–896. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v14i4.1450

Table 1. Characteristics of the Study Sample (N = 126).

Study Variable M / Proportion SD
Age, mean years 21.6 2.3
Gender, % female 61.9
Education, % undergraduate students 81.0
Ethnicity, percent non-Hispanic white 66.0
BMI, mean kg/m2 25.9 6.9
Health Status
% excellent 16.7
% very good 47.6
% good 31.0
% fair 4.8
MVPA at baseline, mean min/week 428.0 353.3
MVPA at follow-up, mean min/week 571.5 408.5
% meets guidelines at baselinea 78.5
% meets guidelines at follow-upa 89.7
% non-smoker at baseline 93.6
% non-smoker at follow-up 91.2
Alcohol at baseline, mean drinks/month 4.1 3.9
Alcohol at follow-up, mean drinks/month 4.3 6.7
% not a heavy drinker at baseline 84.1
% not a heavy drinker at follow-up 84.9
Diet score at baseline, mean healthy diet 17.9 2.3
Diet score at follow-up, mean healthy diet 17.7 2.5
% healthy diet at baseline 61.1
% healthy diet at follow-up 52.4
Sleep at baseline, duration hrs/day 6.7 1.1
Sleep at follow-up, duration hrs/day 7.3 1.2
% healthy sleep at baseline 46.8
% healthy sleep at follow-up 36.5
Overall Behavior Score at baseline, mean 3.6 1.0
Overall Behavior Score at follow-up, mean 3.6 0.9
% High behavioral clustering (4-5 behaviors) at baseline 54.7
% High behavioral clustering (4-5 behaviors) at follow-up 55.5
Energy balance cluster at baseline, % meeting MVPA guidelines and above-median diet score 54.0
Energy balance cluster at follow-up, % meeting MVPA guidelines and above-median diet score 50.8
Follow-up duration, mean days 159.6 24.4

Note. BMI = body mass index; MVPA = moderate/vigorous physical activity.

aMVPA for at least 150 minutes/week. b7-9 hours of sleep/day.