Table 1.
Changes in health behaviors and outcomes post-graduation.
| Pre-graduation | Post-graduation | p | η2 | |||
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| M | SD | M | SD | |||
| All | ||||||
| Weight (lb) | 153.5 | 31.6 | 153.5 | 31.3 | 0.992 | 0.00 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.8 | 4.4 | 23.9 | 4.3 | 0.539 | 0.00 |
| Moderate physical activity (min/week)* | 178.1 | 162.6 | 128.3 | 146.9 | 0.002 | 0.06 |
| Vigorous physical activity (min/week) | 128.2 | 131.3 | 133.0 | 130.9 | 0.627 | 0.00 |
| Weekly MET-minutes | 1751.2 | 1385.5 | 1584.2 | 1350.0 | 0.135 | 0.01 |
| Fruit consumption (servings/day)* | 2.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.021 | 0.03 |
| Vegetable consumption (servings/day) | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.196 | 0.01 |
| Fruit and vegetable consumption (servings/day)* | 6.1 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 0.035 | 0.03 |
| Stress* | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.011 | 0.04 |
| Sleep (nights of restful sleep/week) | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.112 | 0.02 |
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| Men | ||||||
| Weight (lb) | 165.4 | 31.5 | 165.9 | 32.4 | 0.732 | 0.00 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 | 4.6 | 23.6 | 4.7 | 0.729 | 0.00 |
| Moderate physical activity (min/week)* | 174.7 | 130.6 | 102.6 | 112.4 | 0.001 | 0.18 |
| Vigorous physical activity (min/week) | 138.8 | 138.2 | 138.7 | 134.3 | 0.996 | 0.00 |
| Weekly MET-minutes | 1809.2 | 1383.8 | 1520.1 | 1274.4 | 0.088 | 0.05 |
| Fruit consumption (servings/day) | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.641 | 0.00 |
| Vegetable consumption (servings/day) | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.285 | 0.02 |
| Fruit and vegetable consumption (servings/day) | 5.8 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0.362 | 0.01 |
| Stress* | 3.3 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.048 | 0.06 |
| Sleep (nights of restful sleep/week) | 3.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.954 | 0.00 |
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| Women | ||||||
| Weight (lb) | 145.39 | 29.82 | 145.75 | 28.52 | 0.643 | 0.00 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.98 | 4.22 | 24.04 | 4.00 | 0.603 | 0.00 |
| Moderate physical activity (min/week)* | 186.60 | 180.55 | 138.28 | 153.79 | 0.029 | 0.05 |
| Vigorous physical activity (min/week) | 121.32 | 126.75 | 127.64 | 128.47 | 0.587 | 0.00 |
| Weekly MET-minutes | 1739.05 | 1392.22 | 1586.77 | 1352.25 | 0.293 | 0.01 |
| Fruit consumption (servings/day)* | 2.84 | 1.06 | 3.11 | 1.21 | 0.018 | 0.05 |
| Vegetable consumption (servings/day) | 3.34 | 1.22 | 3.41 | 1.24 | 0.527 | 0.00 |
| Fruit and vegetable consumption (servings/day) | 6.18 | 1.95 | 6.52 | 2.16 | 0.075 | 0.03 |
| Stress | 3.39 | 0.81 | 3.24 | 0.73 | 0.112 | 0.03 |
| Sleep (nights of restful sleep/week) | 3.75 | 1.67 | 4.11 | 1.75 | 0.071 | 0.03 |
*
denotes significance between pre and post-graduation