Table 4.
Overall prevalence and associations between sociodemographic characteristics and weight-related self-monitoring (WRSM) patterns among females
| Demographic | Overall | “no WRSM” | “high WRSM” | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall prevalence | 299 (67.0) | 147 (33.0) | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | .78 | |||
| White | 298 (66.8) | 199 (66.6) | 99 (67.4) | |
| Black or African | 22 (4.9) | 13 (4.4) | 9 (6.1) | |
| American | ||||
| Hispanic/Latina | 23 (5.2) | 14 (4.7) | 9 (6.1) | |
| Asian | 57 (12.8) | 40 (13.4) | 17 (11.6) | |
| Other | 46 (10.3) | 33 (11.0) | 13 (8.8) | |
| Parent Education | .57 | |||
| High school or less | 39 (8.8) | 27 (9.1) | 12 (8.2) | |
| Some college or training | 48 (10.8) | 34 (11.4) | 14 (9.5) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 144 (32.4) | 90 (30.2) | 54 (36.7) | |
| Graduate degree | 214 (48.1) | 147 (49.3) | 67 (45.6) | |
| BMI Category | .0007 | |||
| <18.5 | 27 (6.1) | 24 (8.1) a | 3 (2.0) a | |
| 18.5–24.9 | 306 (69.2) | 211 (71.5) a | 95 (64.6) a | |
| 25–29.9 | 70 (15.8) | 43 (14.6) a | 27 (18.4) a | |
| ≥30.0 | 39 (8.8) | 17 (5.8) a | 22 (15.0) b | |
| Age | .79 | |||
| 18 | 289 (64.8) | 104 (34.8) | 53 (36.1) | |
| 19–22 | 157 (35.2) | 195 (65.2) | 94 (64.0) | |
| Mean (SD) | ||||
| BMI | 23.4 (4.6) | 22.6 (4.1) a | 24.9 (5.3) b | <.0001 |
*
Superscripts are results of pairwise comparisons of proportions across identified patterns of WRSM within a row at p<.01; the same letter present at each prevalence indicates lack of statistical difference.
WRSM = weight-related self-monitoring; BMI = body mass index; SD = standard deviation