Research Article

A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Stages of Change in Food Consumption with Warning Labels among Chilean University Students

Table 3

Comparisons of the importance and confidence to change consumption of particular foods by nutritional status.

Under weightNormal weightOverweightObese
(n=158)(n=3007)(n=1195)(n=340)

Soft drinks
 Importance6.4 ± 3.36.7 ± 3.36.8 ± 3.26.9 ± 3.1
 Confidence7.1 ± 2.97.5 ±2.77.4 ± 2.77.0 ± 2.7
Juices
 Importance6.1 ± 3.26.4 ± 3.26.5 ± 3.16.3 ± 3.1
 Confidence6.9 ± 2.97.1 ± 2.87.3 ± 2.86.7 ± 2.8
Cookies
 Importance5.5 ± 3.26.4 ± 3.16.6± 3.06.9 ± 2.8
 Confidence5.6 ± 3.26.2 ± 2.96.3 ± 2.86.0 ± 2.8
Sweet snacks
 Importance6.0 ± 3.36.7 ± 3.27.0 ± 3.07.2 ± 2.9
 Confidence6.0 ± 3.26.5 ± 3.06.6 ± 2.96.3 ± 3.5
Potato chips
 Importance6.3 ± 3.56.8 ± 3.37.0 ± 3.17.3 ± 3.0
 Confidence6.0 ± 3.46.7 ± 3.06.8 ± 3.06.7 ± 3.0
Cold cuts
 Importance6.1 ± 3.46.6 ± 3.36.5 ± 3.26.6 ± 3.0
 Confidence6.6 ± 3.36.8 ± 3.06.6 ± 3.06.1 ± 3.0
Soups
 Importance6.4 ± 3.66.7 ± 3.66.6 ± 3.66.6 ± 3.6
 Confidence7.5 ± 3.27.9 ± 2.97.8 ± 3,07.8 ± 3.0
Chocolate
 Importance5.7 ± 3.66.2 ± 3.36.7 ± 3.26.9 ± 3.1
 Confidence5.4 ± 3.55.5 ± 3.35.7 ± 3.25.4 ± 3.2
Ice-cream
 Importance5.7 ± 3.46.2 ± 3.36.5 ± 3.26.6 ± 3.2
 Confidence5.5 ± 3.46.3 ± 3.16.3 ± 3.16.2 ± 3.1
Breakfast cereals
 Importance6.0 ± 3.56.3 ± 3.46.4 ± 3.56.3 ± 3.4
 Confidence5.9 ± 3.36.8 ± 3.27.0 ± 3.26.7 ± 3.2

Values expressed as mean ± SD. Anova test post hoc Bonferroni. Equal letters indicate significant differences.