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. 2022 Aug 23;12:14358. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18515-y

Table 1.

Participant characteristics by food insecurity status.

Total (n = 60) Food insecure (n = 22) Food secure (n = 38)
Age, mean ± SD 18.5 ± 0.7 18.4 ± 0.7 18.5 ± 0.7
Sex, % (n)
Male 33.3 (20) 31.8 (7) 34.2 (13)
Female 66.7 (40) 68.2 (15) 65.8 (25)
Race/ethnicity, % (n)
Non-Hispanic White 43.3 (26) 40.9 (9) 44.7 (17)
Non-Hispanic Black 8.3 (5) 22.7 (5) 0.0 (0)
Non-Hispanic Asian 15.0 (9) 4.5 (1) 21.1 (8)
Hispanic 25.0 (15) 13.6 (3) 31.6 (12)
Other 8.3 (5) 18.2 (4) 2.6 (1)
Body Mass Index (kg/m2), mean ± SD 24.4 ± 5.9 25.7 ± 7.3 23.7 ± 4.8
< 18.5 kg/m2% (n) 6.7 (4) 4.5 (1) 7.9 (3)
18.5–24.9 kg/m2% (n) 60.0 (36) 59.1 (13) 60.5 (23)
25.0–29.9 kg/m2% (n) 18.3 (11) 13.6 (3) 21.1 (8)
≥ 30.0 kg/m2% (n) 15.0 (9) 22.7 (5) 10.5 (4)
Screen time (min/day) 206.8 ± 116.6 231.8 ± 114.9 192.2 ± 116.7
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min/day) 51.3 ± 30.9 46.7 ± 31.2 54.0 ± 30.9
Self-reported depression 2.2 ± 0.7 2.4 ± 0.8 2.1 ± 0.6
Pell grant recipient, % (n) 53.3 (32) 50.0 (11) 55.3 (21)
Diet, mean ± SD 1614 ± 589 1644 ± 638 1595 ± 566
Carbohydrates (g) 186.1 ± 72.5 184.7 ± 79.5 186.9 ± 69.0
Sugar (g) 75 ± 46.1 76.4 ± 54.9 74.3 ± 40.6
Fiber (g) 12.6 ± 5.5 11.9 ± 4.8 12.9 ± 5.9
Protein (g) 68.3 ± 37.7 71.6 ± 52.9 66.2 ± 24.8
Fat (g) 66.5 ± 26.5 70.4 ± 28.9 62.9 ± 24.9
Alcohol intake (no. beverages over the last 7 days) 3.6 ± 0.7 4.2 ± 1.1 3.3 ± 0.9

SD standard deviation.