title: Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Black and White Female College Students at Two- and Four-Year Colleges and Universities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We compared fruit and vegetable (FV) intake, physical activity (PA), and overweight/ obesity among Black and White females attending two- and four-year colleges.
  
  
  METHODS
  We recruited 24,055 students at six colleges in the Southeast to complete an online survey, yielding 4840 responses (20.1% response rate). The current analyses focused on the 2276 Black and White females.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Binary logistic regression analyses indicated that recommended FV intake among White females was associated with greater extraversion (Odds Ratio [OR] = 1.05, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.00, 1.11, p = 0.05) and greater conscientiousness (OR = 1.08, CI 1.02, 1.14, p = 0.01), whereas among Black females correlates included greater openness to experience (OR = 1.08, CI 1.01, 1.15, p = 0.03). Ordinal logistic regression analyses indicated that, among White females, greater PA was associated with attending a four-year college (Beta = 0.27, CI 0.01, 0.53, p = 0.04), whereas among Black females, correlates were with younger age (Beta = 0.01, CI 0.17, 0.03, p = 0.003) and greater emotional stability (Beta = 0.07, CI 0.01, 0.13, p = 0.02). Binary logistic regression analyses indicated that, among White females, being overweight or obese was associated with older age (OR = 1.08, CI 1.01, 1.16, p = 0.03), attending a two-year college (OR = 1.62, CI 1.22, 2.16, p = 0.001), and lower satisfaction with life (OR = 0.96, CI 0.94, 0.98, p = 0.002), whereas among Black females, being overweight or obese was associated with older age (OR = 1.87, CI 1.10, 1.28, p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Identifying factors related to obesity-related factors is critical in developing interventions targeting factors associated with overweight and obesity among Black and White females attending two- and four-year colleges. Moreover, understanding different college settings and the contextual factors associated with overweight/obesity is critical.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
authors.forename: Carla J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
authors.forename: Sherell Brown
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stratton
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
authors.forename: Kincaid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.affiliation: Albany State University, Albany, USA.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grimsley
authors.affiliation: Albany State University, Albany, USA.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodd
authors.affiliation: Albany State University, Albany, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Chattahoochee Technical College, Marietta, USA.
authors.forename: Cheri
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mattox
authors.affiliation: Central Georgia Technical College, Macon, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Foster
keywords: College Students; Female Health; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical Activity