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Table 1 Characteristics and behaviors of EAT III young adults who have significant others at Time 3, (n = 1212)

From: How significant is the ‘significant other’? Associations between significant others’ health behaviors and attitudes and young adults’ health outcomes

 

Male Young Adult n = 519

Female Young Adult n = 693

Overweight/Obese* (BMI ≥ 25)

55.7%

41.1%

Daily intake of FV ≥ 5 servings/day

23.4%

29.9%

Active > 3.5 hrs/wk*

54.6%

41.3%

Age

25.4 (1.6)

25.3 (1.7)

Race

  

  White

50.8%

47.5%

  Black

15.5%

14.3%

  Hispanic

5.6%

5.6%

  Asian

21.1%

21.4%

  Mixed/Other

7.0%

11.3%

Educational Attainment

  

  Less than high school

3.3%

4.0%

  High school or GED

41.4%

32.1%

  Vocational School

13.0%

15.4%

  Associate Degree

12.1%

14.0%

  Bachelor Degree

27.3%

30.2%

  Graduate Degree

3.0%

4.3%

  1. * Males and females were significantly different on these variables with p < .05.