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Table 6 Mean scores of consumption and lifestyle factors across the healthy eating motivation groups

From: The creation of a healthy eating motivation score and its association with food choice and physical activity in a cross sectional sample of Irish adults

 

Population

Weak healthy eating motivation

Moderate healthy eating motivation

Strong healthy eating motivation

 

\( \overline{\mathrm{X}} \)

SD

\( \overline{\mathrm{X}} \)

SD

\( \overline{\mathrm{X}} \)

SD

\( \overline{\mathrm{X}} \)

SD

% contribution of fat to total energy

34.6

6.1

35.5

6.3d(a)

34.1

5.9d(b)

33.9

6.1d(b)

Fats, sugary snacks (g/d)

75

53

83

59d(a)

71

51d(b)

68.5

44d(b)

Meat, fish, eggs (g/d)

227

104

232

109

224

94

225

108

Milk, cheese, yogurt (g/d)

275

201

260

197

290

215

279

190

Fruit and vegetables (g/d)

263

186

196

155d

273

177d

339

200d

Bread, cereals, potatoes (g/d)

355

149

346

149

364

156

357

141

BMI

26.9

4.9

27.1

5.1

27.1

5.2

26.4

4.4

Energy expenditure through work MET hrs/wk

90.9

60.3

64.8

61.6d(a)

58.7

61.5d(a)

52.4

56.5d(b)

Watching television hrs/week

19.6

10.0

21.7

10.8d(a)

18.8

9.3d(b)

17.7

9.3d(b)

Exercise minutes/wk

99.0

199.5

90.9

195.3

100.0

172.6

108.7

231.4

Complying with recommendations

%

%

%

%

Fat ≤ 35 % of food energy

53

46

57

57

Fruit and vegetables 400 g per day

21

11

23

31

  1. abcsubscripts denote significant differences within groups
  2. dindicates statistical difference