Table 3.
Food attitudes at baseline, by sex.
| Female | Male | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 346 | n = 263 | ||
| Low-fat food on a typical day | |||
| Very important | 45 (13.0%) | 23 (8.7%) | <0.0001 |
| Moderately important | 157 (45.4%) | 79 (30.0%) | |
| A little important | 107 (30.9%) | 115 (43.7%) | |
| Not at all | 32 (9.2%) | 43 (16.3%) | |
| Missing | 5 (1.4%) | 3 (1.1%) | |
| Avoiding refined carbohydrates | |||
| Always | 4 (1.2%) | 3 (1.1%) | 0.0009 |
| Very often | 43 (12.4%) | 21 (8.0%) | |
| Often | 48 (13.9%) | 24 (9.1%) | |
| Sometimes | 103 (29.8%) | 55 (20.9%) | |
| Rarely | 89 (25.7%) | 97 (36.9%) | |
| Never | 54 (15.6%) | 59 (22.4%) | |
| Missing | 5 (1.4%) | 4 (1.5%) |
aFisher’s exact test.