Psychosocial correlates of dietary fat intake in African-American adults: a cross-sectional study

Nutrition Journal

Table 2 Mean psychosocial scale scores and fat intakes by participant characteristics (n = 658)

		Mean Scale Score¹			Fat Screener (g/day)²
Characteristic	N (%)⁴	Predisposing	Reinforcing	Enabling	Total Fat	Saturated Fat	Fat-related diet habits scale score³
Sex
Male	271 (41%)	2.23	2.24	2.23	33.5	12.8	2.92
Female	378 (57%)	2.26	2.05	2.13	30.0	11.1	2.93
Overall p value		0.42	0.09	0.01	0.09	0.008	0.59
Age (years)
20–34	154 (23%)	2.16	2.04	2.13	38.8	15.1	2.95
35–49	286 (43%)	2.25	2.15	2.13	31.5	11.7	2.96
50–70	218 (33%)	2.30	2.17	2.26	26.1	9.6	2.87
p for trend		0.005	0.01	<0.001	0.01	<0.001	0.03
Education
< High School	146 (23%)	2.11	2.06	2.15	37.2	13.9	3.01
Some College	256 (40%)	2.22	2.13	2.14	31.3	11.7	2.94
College graduate	168 (26%)	2.31	2.17	2.22	27.9	10.7	2.88
Advanced Degree	74 (11%)	2.45	2.15	2.23	28.7	10.6	2.83
Overall p value		<0.001	0.69	0.26	0.69	<0.001	<0.001
Body Mass Index (kg/m ² )
Normal (18.5–24.9)	151 (24%)	2.34	2.16	2.08	32.8	12.6	2.99
Overweight (25–29.9)	227 (35%)	2.41	2.11	2.04	29.5	11.1	2.91
Obese (≥ 30)	266 (41%)	2.36	2.13	2.01	32.8	12.2	2.91
p for trend		0.97	0.48	0.08	0.84	0.85	0.04
Marital Status
Single	177 (27%)	2.23	1.99	2.11	34.7	13.2	2.94
Married/Living with partner	368 (56%)	2.45	2.22	2.22	30.2	11.4	2.92
Separated or Divorced	88 (13%)	2.23	2.01	2.11	30.8	11.3	2.94
Widowed	19 (3%)	2.38	2.28	2.10	26.8	9.2	2.76
Overall p value		0.45	0.21	0.03	0.21	0.03	0.54
Perceived Health Status
Excellent	67 (10%)	2.34	2.23	2.28	30.9	12.0	2.83
Very Good	214 (33%)	2.30	2.13	2.24	28.3	10.6	2.90
Good	260 (40%)	2.22	2.12	2.14	31.4	11.8	2.93
Fair	93 (14%)	2.17	2.08	2.04	37.0	13.9	3.03
Poor	13 (2%)	2.04	2.23	2.15	50.3	17.8	2.91
Overall p value	0.002	0.004	0.004	0.004	0.001	0.02

¹Psychosocial scales were created by combining responses to individual questions (least healthy responses scored the lowest and the healthiest responses scored the highest).
² Fat intake was estimated using 13-item Block fat screener.
³The fat-related diet habits scale score was calculated using responses to 12 items about dietary behaviors; a higher number corresponds to higher fat intake.
⁴Numbers may not add up to 658 and percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and missing data.

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