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. 2021 Aug 24;168:105659. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105659

Table 1.

Comparison of health-promoting behaviors among U.S. Adults in March 2020 to reference groups.






95% CI
M or % SD t or Z p Lower Upper
Cooked breakfast 9.00 <.001 0.61 0.96
March 2020 3.59 2.56
April 2015 2.80
Cooked lunch 15.32 <.001 1.10 1.43
March 2020 3.95 2.43
April 2015 2.68
Cooked dinner 8.53 <.001 0.46 0.74
March 2020 5.05 2.05
April 2015 4.45
Cooked with fresh ingredients 13.45 <.001 0.89 1.19
March 2020 3.92 2.27
April 2015 2.88
Cooked with packaged products 15.04 <.001 0.94 1.23
March 2020 2.44 2.11
April 2015 1.36
Cooked with frozen products 8.03 <.001 0.42 0.70
March 2020 2.79 2.05
April 2015 2.23
Used a recipe to make a meal 12.55 <.001 0.84 1.16
March 2020 2.64 2.33
April 2015 1.64
Fruit and vegetable intake (cups/day) 4.24 <.001 0.12 0.34
March 2020 1.88 1.59
February 2019 1.65
Physical activity (% meeting federal guidelines) −16.93 <.001 0.22 0.28
March 2020 24.50
2018 53.30