Table 2 Nutritional knowledge scores
Nutrition knowledge categories: | ALL (n = 21) | Good NK group (n = 11) | Poor NK group (n = 10) | p value (between groups) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | ||
A: Dietary advice (11 points) | 9.43 (1.43) | 85.71 | 10.18 (.26) | 92.56 | 8.60 (.48) | 78.18 | 0.01 |
B: Food groups (51 points) | 36.33 (3.68) | 71.24 | 38.91 (.55) | 76.29 | 33.50 (.97) | 65.69 | 0.01 |
C: Food choice (10 points) | 6.95 (1.40) | 69.52 | 7.36 (.39) | 73.64 | 6.50 (.45) | 64.00 | 0.16 |
Overall score (72 points) | 52.43 (4.4) | 72.82 | 56.00 (.69) | 77.78 | 48.50 (.67) | 67.36 | 0.01 |