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Table 1 Summary of demographic and health characteristics of intervention and control groups

From: Effects of social approval bias on self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption: a randomized controlled trial

  

Control

Group

n = 83

Intervention

Group

n = 80

p-value

Age (years)

   

0.07

 

< 45 years

31 %

26 %

 
 

45–55 years

51 %

40 %

 
 

> 55 years

18 %

34 %

 

Race/ethnicity

   

0.03

 

Non-Hispanic White

96 %

88 %

 
 

Other

4 %

12 %

 

Education

   

0.05

 

Some HS or HS Grad

24 %

15 %

 
 

Some College

31 %

21 %

 
 

College Grad or Higher

44 %

64 %

 

Marital Status

   

0.14

 

Married

90 %

82 %

 
 

Not Married

10 %

18 %

 

Smoking Status

   

0.93

 

Smokers

12 %

12 %

 
 

Non-smokers

88 %

88 %

 

Self-Perceived

   

0.86

Health Status

Excellent

26 %

26 %

 
 

Very Good/Good

65 %

68 %

 
 

Fair/Poor

8 %

6 %

 

Time Since Last

   

0.19

Medical Exam

Within Past Year

84 %

76 %

 
 

More Than One Year Ago

16 %

24 %

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