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Table 2 Description including means, standard deviations and percent meeting recommendations for primary outcomes of fruit and vegetable (FV) intake, physical activity (PA) and BMI by residency

From: Disparities in obesity among rural and urban residents in a health disparate region

Outcome

Total sample

Urban

Rural

p-value*

(N=784)

(n=210)

(n=574)

FV intake, M±SD cups/day

2.8±2.5

2.8±1.9

2.9±2.8

0.19

FV, % meeting recommendations

9

9

9

0.50

PA, Minutes of moderate-vigorous activity/week

127±182

122±182

132±183

0.49

PA, Minutes of strength training/week

25±205

18±77

31±256

0.65

PA, % meeting recommendationsa

38

31

41

0.005

PA, % meeting recommendationsb

11

9

12

0.33

BMI (kg/m2), M±SD

29.1±5.8

29.0±6.8

28.3±5.3

0.11

BMI, categorical %(n)+

    

  Normal Weight (18.05-24.9)

29(223)

32(66)

28(155)

<0.001

  Overweight (25.0-29.9)

35(265)

24(48)

39(217)

 

  Obese (30–39.9)

31(231)

37(74)

29(157)

 

  Morbidly Obese (>40)

5(33)

7(14)

4(19)

 
  1. *p-value for either ANOVA (F-test) or χ2 tests to determine if differences exist based on urban or rural residency.
  2. PA meeting recommendationsa = >150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity.
  3. PA meeting recommendationsb= >150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity plus 2 days of strength training activities.
  4. +N=752, n=202 urban; n=550 rural. Differential responses due to missing data for BMI.