Nutrition and Exercise Emily Bachinsky Alex Lopez Jacob Lopez Luke Pederson Rob Wolff May 15, 2013

Research Objectives The research was designed to address the following: 1.To determine if age has an impact on the frequency of eating fast food. 2.To determine if age has an impact on frequency of exercise. 3.To examine the relationship of fast-food consumption and exercise. 4.To examine the relationship of a healthy diet and exercise. 5.To report which types of exercise people engage in the most.

Methods Field DatesMarch 28-April 10, 2013 PopulationSacramento Area Residents and CSUS Students Screening CriteriaOver 18 years old Area code Sample Size100 interviews completed of adults over the age 18 Sampling ErrorLess than +/- 9.8% (at the 95% confidence level) Research Method: Multi- modal Telephone sample from COMS 171 list of friends and family Intercept (Self-Administered) on CSUS campus Intercept (Interview) on CSUS campus Online Self-Administered from COMS 171 list of friends and family Unit of AnalysisIndividual Average Interview Length 3:47 minutes

Findings Our most notable findings were: 1.55% of the sample said they ate fast-food 1-2 times per week 2.Age does not determine the frequency people eat fast- food. 3.Age does not determine the how often people exercise. 4.Surprisingly, there was no relationship between the frequency someone exercises and the frequency someone eats fast food. 5.There is a relationship between healthy eating habits and exercise. 6.The most frequent form of exercise is walking.

Objective 1: To determine if age has an impact on the frequency of eating fast food. Questions that addressed this were: Which category best describes your age? On average, how often do you eat fast food (generally, fast food can be considered anything with a drive- thru)?

Results: Frequencies

There was no statistically significant relationship between age and the frequency someone eats fast food. The.508 significance level makes this relationship insignificant because it is greater than.05 Results: ANOVA

Even though there was no significant relationship between age and frequency of eating fast-food… How did people respond? Results: Cross-tabulation

Objective 2: To determine if age has an impact on frequency of exercise. Questions that addressed this were: Which category best describes your age? How often do you do the following? Recreational sports Walking Running Swimming Cycling Circuit Training Free-Weights Weight Training Group Classes Body Weight exercises

Results After running a one-way ANOVA test, there was no statistical significance between age and frequency of days of exercise.

The chart indicates that of all who participated in the survey, the largest group who said they exercise at a frequency of of 3-4 times per week were respondents ages 25 to 34. Interestingly, the data showed that people of all ages exercise as frequently as 7 days a week. Even though there was no significant relationship between age and frequency of exercise… How did people respond?

Objective 3: To determine if there is a relationship between how often one exercises and how often they consume fast food? Questions that addressed this were: On average, how often do you eat fast food? On average, how many days per week do you typically exercise?

Results: Frequencies

We re-coded and grouped people based on the frequency of their exercise habits. People that exercised 0-2 days per week were considered non-exercisers while people who exercised 3-7 days per week were considered exercisers. }38 Non-exercisers 62 Exercisers Results: Cross-tabulation

There was no statistically significant relationship between the frequency someone exercises and the frequency someone eats fast food. Interestingly, we found that: Results

Questions that addressed this were: How often do you do the following? a. Eat Whole Grains b. Eat a variety of Fruits c. Eat a variety of Vegetables d. Limit Fat Intake e. Avoid Unnecessary Snacking On average, how many days per week do you typically exercise? Objective 4: To determine if there was a relationship between healthy eating habits and exercise.

Results: Means Pictured below are the means from the reported data on a 1-5 scale regarding how often each person participated in healthy eating habits.

Results All responses are statistically significant Across the board, exercisers(those who reported exercising at least 3 days a week) report more healthy eating habits than non- exercisers

Objective 5: To report which types of exercise people engage in the most. How often do you do the following? Recreational sports Walking Running Swimming Cycling Circuit Training Free-Weights Weight Training Group Classes Body Weight exercises Questions that addressed this were:

Results: Frequencies

Results: Frequency  When it comes to frequency, 78 people out of 100 said they walk at least 1 time per week.  The mean of walking was the highest it was  28 people said they walk 7 times a week.

Conclusion What we learned What we would do differently