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Table 4 Descriptive statistics and correlations of food consumption with nutritional knowledge

From: Nutritional knowledge and eating habits of professional rugby league players: does knowledge translate into practice?

Food Group

Mean frequency score

SD

Skew

Kurt

Advice

Food groups

Choice

Overall

Starchy

28.00

5.21

−2.30

5.31

.15

-.02

.11

.13

Protein-rich

14.81

1.40

.86

3.51

-.01

-.10

.01

-.03

Fruit and Vegetables

27.90

5.34

-.62

-.49

.38

.36

.33

.52*

Milk and Dairy

7.43

1.47

.10

-.71

.06

.18

.12

.18

Fats/Sugars

16.86

1.62

.80

1.40

.22

.02

-.12

.11

Fluids

11.52

1.57

1.67

2.96

-.16

-.28

-.34

-.29

  1. *Statistically significant at p <.05.