Table 1 Participant characteristics by study group, in a group of overweight or obese women
From: The effect of menu labeling with calories and exercise equivalents on food selection and consumption
Study group for menu type at Lunch 2 (experiment meal) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No calorie or exercise equivalent information | Calories only | Calories and exercise equivalents | p1 | ||||
Total | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
22 | 100% | 20 | 100% | 20 | 100% | ||
Age (years; mean, SD) | 21.9 ± 3.5 | 21.6 ± 2.3 | 22.2 ± 3.2 | 0.82 | |||
Weight (pounds; mean, SD) | 167.9 ± 26.5 | 171.2 ± 26.6 | 165.6 ± 25.8 | 0.79 | |||
BMI (kg/cm2; mean, SD) | 27.9 ± 3.1 | 28.7 ± 3.0 | 28.7 ± 3.3 | 0.64 | |||
Race/Ethnicity (N) | 0.90 | ||||||
Hispanic/Latino | 8 | 36% | 10 | 50% | 10 | 50% | |
Black/African American | 7 | 32% | 5 | 25% | 5 | 25% | |
Other | 7 | 32% | 5 | 25% | 5 | 25% | |
Dietary restraint2 | 0.66 | ||||||
Restrained | 7 | 32% | 7 | 35% | 9 | 45% | |
Unrestrained | 15 | 68% | 13 | 65% | 11 | 55% | |