| Food category |
High school |
College |
Delta |
p-value |
| Cold cereal |
0.36 ± 0.31 |
0.31 ± 0.33 |
– 0.06 ± 0.32 |
0.238 |
| Milk |
0.59 ± 0.60 |
0.42 ± 0.67 |
– 0.17 ± 0.41 |
0.013 |
| Cheese |
0.83 ± 0.83 |
0.56 ± 0.69 |
– 0.27 ± 0.54 |
0.012 |
| Bacon or sausage |
0.20 ± 0.22 |
0.14 ± 0.16 |
– 0.07 ± 0.24 |
0.166 |
| Hot dogs |
0.12 ± 0.11 |
0.09 ± 0.11 |
– 0.03 ± 0.13 |
0.118 |
| Red meat |
0.45 ± 0.44 |
0.28 ± 0.42 |
– 0.18 ± 0.29 |
0.006 |
| Whole grain bread |
0.99 ± 0.89 |
0.88 ± 0.88 |
– 0.11 ± 0.36 |
0.148 |
| 100% fruit juice |
0.37 ± 0.65 |
0.27 ± 0.41 |
– 0.10 ± 0.48 |
0.405 |
| Fruit |
0.48 ± 0.58 |
0.45 ± 0.53 |
– 0.03 ± 0.49 |
0.529 |
| Regular fat salad
dressing or mayo |
0.22 ± 0.20 |
0.23 ± 0.24 |
+ 0.01 ± 0.20 |
0.803 |
| Lettuce or salad |
0.31 ± 0.41 |
0.39 ± 0.50 |
+ 0.08 ± 0.42 |
0.472 |
| French fries /hash browns |
0.42 ± 0.63 |
0.32 ± 0.38 |
– 0.10 ± 0.39 |
0.283 |
| White potatoes |
0.19 ± 0.16 |
0.21 ± 0.20 |
+ 0.02 ± 0.24 |
0.822 |
| Beans |
0.13 ± 0.11 |
0.14 ± 0.13 |
+ 0.02 ± 0.09 |
0.272 |
| Vegetables |
0.58 ± 0.79 |
0.63 ± 0.75 |
+ 0.06 ± 0.96 |
0.531 |
| Pasta |
0.39 ± 0.30 |
0.30 ± 0.25 |
– 0.09 ± 0.25 |
0.062 |
| Nuts and seeds |
0.14 ± 0.21 |
0.12 ± 0.14 |
– 0.02 ± 0.20 |
0.721 |
| Regular fat potato chips |
0.30 ± 0.25 |
0.21 ± 0.22 |
– 0.09 ± 0.30 |
0.057 |
Notes: Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation. |
