Table 2.
Characteristics of the study sample by stages of intentional weight control (N = 433).
| % (N) or Mean (±SD) Stages of Intentional Weight Control | |||
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| Variable | Early Stage (Precontemplation/Contemplation) (n = 225) | Advanced Stage (Action/Maintenance) (n = 201) | p-value |
| Age | 58.84 (±7.0) | 58.74 (±7.4) | 0.888 |
| Sex | 0.001 | ||
| Male | 45.78 (103) | 30.35 (61) | |
| Female | 54.22 (122) | 69.65 (140) | |
| Education | 0.293 | ||
| <College | 43.78 (95) | 38.69 (77) | |
| ≥College | 56.22 (122) | 61.31 (122) | |
| Marital status | 0.998 | ||
| Not married/partnered | 16.07 (36) | 16.08 (32) | |
| Married/partnered | 83.93 (188) | 83.92 (167) | |
| Annual household income | 0.892 | ||
| <$20,000 | 14.56 (30) | 16.67 (31) | |
| $20,000–$39,999 | 24.27 (50) | 25.27 (47) | |
| $40,000–$59,999 | 27.18 (56) | 22.04 (41) | |
| $60,000–$79,999 | 17.96 (37) | 17.74 (33) | |
| $80,000–$99,999 | 9.71 (20) | 10.75 (20) | |
| ≥$100,000 | 6.31 (13) | 7.53 (14) | |
| Length of residence in the U.S. (Months)’ | 266.6 (±118) | 265.8 (±134) | 0.945 |
| Self-rated English proficiency | 0.483 | ||
| Poor | 10.22 (23) | 11.94 (24) | |
| Bad | 40.44 (91) | 32.34 (65) | |
| Fair | 32.34 (85) | 32.34 (89) | |
| Good | 8.44 (19) | 8.96 (18) | |
| Excellent | 3.11 (7) | 2.49 (5) | |
| Prior cancer diagnosis | 0.010 | ||
| No | 92.79 (206) | 85.00 (170) | |
| Yes | 7.21 (16) | 15.00 (30) | |
| Body mass index | 22.4 (±2.59) | 24.7 (±4.06) | <0.001 |
| Number of chronic conditions | 0.87 (±1.09) | 1.21 (±1.13) | 0.002 |
| Self-rated health status | 0.062 | ||
| Poor | 0.9 (2) | 15 (3) | |
| Bad | 4.07 (9) | 11 (22) | |
| Fair | 61.54 (136) | 54 (108) | |
| Good | 27.15 (60) | 29 (58) | |
| Excellent | 6.33 (14) | 4.5 (9) | |
| Health insurance | 0.057 | ||
| No | 31.11 (70) | 22.89 (46) | |
| Yes | 68.89 (155) | 77.11 (155) | |
| Having a primary care doctor | 0.004 | ||
| No | 44.44 (100) | 30.85 (62) | |
| Yes | 55.56 (125) | 69.15 (139) | |
| Colorectal cancer screening | <0.001 | ||
| No | 74.63 (150) | 56.25 (99) | |
| Yes | 25.37 (51) | 43.75 (77) | |
Note. The total sample size of each variable may not be the same as the total sample size of the study due to missing values. P-values for Pearson Chi-squared test for categorical variables and t-test with unequal variances for continuous variables.