| Variable | Total N (%) or M (SD) | White (n = 1109) | p | Black (n = 1167) | p | ||
| Normal or underweight N (%) or M (SD) | Overweight or obese N (%) or M (SD) | Normal or underweight N (%) or M (SD | Overweight or obese N (%) or M (SD) | ||||
| Total | 2276 (100.0) | 748 (67.4) | 361 (32.5) | * | 571 (48.9) | 596 (51.1) | * |
| Sociodemographics | |||||||
| Age (SD) | 20.69 (2.03) | 20.55 (1.97) | 20.99 (2.11) | 0.001 | 20.02 (1.82) | 20.54 (1.90) | <0.001 |
| College type (%) | <0.001 | 0.20 | |||||
| Four-year colleges | 645 (58.2) | 472 (63.1) | 173 (47.9) | 488 (85.5) | 493 (82.7) | ||
| Two-year colleges | 464 (41.8) | 276 (36.9) | 188 (52.1) | 83 (14.5) | 103 (17.3) | ||
| Psychosocial variables | |||||||
| Perceived stress (SD) | 6.35 (3.41) | 6.16 (3.36) | 6.73 (3.48) | 0.01 | 6.21 (3.42) | 6.37 (3.30) | 0.47 |
| Satisfaction with life (SD) | 23.25 (7.43) | 23.98 (7.07) | 21.76 (7.91) | <0.001 | 23.02 (7.54) | 22.26 (7.05) | 0.11 |
| Big 5 personality traits (SD) | |||||||
| Extraversion | 9.19 (2.93) | 9.13 (2.89) | 9.31 (3.00) | 0.38 | 8.55 (2.80) | 8.89 (2.76) | 0.06 |
| Agreeableness | 1011 (2.25) | 10.09 (2.25) | 10.15 (2.26) | 0.72 | 10.12 (2.33) | 10.05 (2.27) | 0.61 |
| Conscientiousness | 11.12 (2.44) | 11.21 (2.42) | 10.92 (2.48) | 0.09 | 11.44 (2.28) | 11.40 (2.38) | 0.79 |
| Emotional stability | 8.84 (2.74) | 8.92 (2.62) | 8.92 (2.62) | 0.17 | 9.64 (2.67) | 9.84 (2.71) | 0.26 |
| Openness | 10.78 (2.22) | 10.74 (2.22) | 10.86 (2.23) | 0.45 | 10.93 (2.26) | 11.21 (2.24) | 0.06 |
| Weight-related variables | |||||||
| Weight self-report (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||
| Underweight | 67 (6.4) | 64 (9.1) | 3 (0.9) | 75 (14.1) | 11 (2.0) | ||
| About right | 535 (51.1) | 505 (72.1) | 30 (8.6) | 402 (75.4) | 80 (14.5) | ||
| Overweight | 445 (42.5) | 131 (18.7) | 314 (90.5) | 56 (10.5) | 462 (83.5) | ||
| Actions toward weight management (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||
| Lose weight | 613 (58.5) | 331 (47.3) | 282 (81.3) | 153 (28.7) | 475 (85.9) | ||
| Maintain weight/no action | 410 (39.2) | 345 (49.3) | 65 (18.7) | 277 (52.0) | 75 (13.6) | ||
| Gain weight | 24 (2.3) | 24 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 103 (19.3) | 3 (0.5) | ||
| Dietary fat intake (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||
| Low | 123 (11.7) | 95 (13.6) | 28 (8.1) | 52 (9.8) | 36 (6.5) | ||
| Medium | 727 (69.4) | 499 (71.3) | 228 (65.7) | 351 (65.9) | 316 (57.1) | ||
| High | 197 (18.8) | 106 (15.1) | 91 (26.2) | 130 (24.4) | 201 (36.3) | ||
| FV consumption in past week (%) | 0.45 | <0.001 | |||||
| 0 to <5 per day | 385 (36.8) | 263 (37.6) | 122 (35.2) | 250 (47.1) | 200 (36.2) | ||
| 5 or more per day | 662 (63.2) | 437 (62.4) | 225 (64.8) | 281 (52.9) | 352 (63.8) | ||
| Physical activity (%) | 0.02 | 0.10 | |||||
| Sedentary | 265 (25.5) | 167 (24.0) | 98 (28.6) | 198 (37.7) | 187 (34.2) | ||
| Insufficient | 602 (58.0) | 398 (57.3) | 204 (59.5) | 271 (51.6) | 278 (50.9) | ||
| Sufficient | 171 (16.5) | 130 (18.7) | 41 (12.0) | 56 (10.7) | 81 (14.8) | ||