Table 2.
Participant characteristics by food security status and BMI category*
| Food secure with normal weight (n 13) | Food insecure with normal weight (n 13) | Food secure with overweight/obesity (n 13) | Food insecure with overweight/obesity (n 17) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food security score | 0·2 | 0·4 | 4 | 1·7 | 0·5 | 0·5 | 4·7 | 1·4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22·9 | 1·5 | 22·0 | 1·4 | 32·6 | 7·3 | 35·5 | 5·9 |
| African American | 5 | 38·5 | 5 | 38·5 | 6 | 46·2 | 11 | 64·7 |
| Female | 10 | 76·9 | 9 | 69·2 | 7 | 53·8 | 11 | 64·7 |
| Age | 21·8 | 7·6 | 27·6 | 7·7 | 30·5 | 10·5 | 37·8 | 8·2 |
| Education | ||||||||
| Some high school | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7·7 | 1 | 7·7 | 0 | 0 |
| High school diploma/GED | 3 | 23·1 | 3 | 23·1 | 6 | 46·2 | 8 | 47·1 |
| Some college | 1 | 7·7 | 3 | 23·1 | 2 | 15·4 | 5 | 29·4 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 3 | 23·1 | 5 | 38·5 | 1 | 7·7 | 2 | 11·8 |
| Graduate/professional degree | 6 | 46·2 | 1 | 7·7 | 3 | 23·1 | 2 | 11·8 |
| Income (annual household) | ||||||||
| <$10 000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30·8 | 2 | 15·4 | 9 | 52·9 |
| $10 000–$29 999 | 3 | 23·1 | 6 | 46·2 | 3 | 23·1 | 5 | 29·4 |
| ≥$30 000 | 8 | 61·5 | 3 | 23·1 | 7 | 53·8 | 3 | 17·6 |
| Health literacy score | 7·0 | 0 | 6·7 | 0·5 | 5·7 | 2·1 | 5·7 | 1·8 |
| ≤6 (≤8th grade) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30·8 | 56 | 38·5 | 8 | 47·1 |
| 7 (≥9th grade) | 13 | 100·0 | 9 | 69·2 | 8 | 61·5 | 9 | 52·9 |
| Psychological Questionnaires | ||||||||
| Delay discounting (ln(k)) | −5·1 | 1·8 | −5·1 | 1·9 | −5·2 | 2·8 | −4·1 | 1·8 |
| Grit | 3·9 | 0·4 | 3·4 | 0·6 | 3·9 | 0·7 | 3·5 | 0·7 |
| ZTPI – future scale | 3·7 | 0·2 | 3·7 | 0·3 | 3·5 | 0·6 | 3·9 | 0·6 |
| CFCS-14 | 5·4 | 0·6 | 5·1 | 0·9 | 5·1 | 0·7 | 5·0 | 0·9 |
| Financial planning (years) | 5·1 | 4·0 | 1·9 | 3·2 | 2·2 | 4·0 | 0·9 | 2·5 |
| Longevity | 91·2 | 16·7 | 84·2 | 13·2 | 76·5 | 37·6 | 93·8 | 10·4 |
| SSS | 5·8 | 1·7 | 5·2 | 1·2 | 5·9 | 2·2 | 4·5 | 2·3 |
ZTPI, Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory; CFCS-14, Consideration of Future Consequences Scale; SSS, subjective social status.
*
Categorical variables reported as n and %. Continuous variables reported as mean and standard deviation.