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Table 1 Stages of Change and Average Fruit, Vegetable, and Fish Intake at baseline

From: The Transtheoretical model for fruit, vegetable and fish consumption: associations between intakes, stages of change and stage transition determinants

 

Fruit†

Vegetable

Fish

 

N (%)

M (SD)

N (%)

M (SD)

N (%)

M (SD)

PC

285 (25.0%)

167 (125)

267 (23.4%)

97 (62)

460 (40.3%)

55 (107)

C

202 (17.7%)

190 (135)

199 (17.4%)

90 (60)

146 (12.8%)

114 (96)

PR

144 (12.6%)

235 (146)

113 (9.9%)

101 (52)

71 (6.2%)

133 (172)

A

98 (8.6%)

319 (176)

49 (4.3%)

153 (116)

90 (7.9%)

222 (170)

M

413 (36.2%)

345 (146)

514 (45.0%)

162 (88)

375 (32.8%)

265 (191)

Model F

 

88.83***

 

53.13***

 

98.74***

Tukey HSD

PC, C < PR < A, M

PC, C, PR < A, M

PC < C, PR < A, M

  1. Note. *** p < .001
  2. PC = precontemplation, C = contemplation, PR = preparation, A = action, M = maintenance
  3. Total sample size N = 1142
  4. M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation
  5. † Fruit and vegetable intake in grams per day, fish intake in grams per week.