Table 2: Demographic characteristics of study participants according to nutrition-related knowledge and behaviour score.
Characteristics |
Knowledge Score |
P Value |
Behaviour Score |
P Value |
Sex |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Male |
3.02±1.02 |
0.02 |
5.19±1.28 |
0.0003 |
Female |
3.15±0.87 |
- |
5.49±1.2 |
- |
Age group |
- |
- |
- |
- |
18–29 |
2.79±0.92 |
< 0.0001 |
5.11±1.30 |
< 0.0001 |
30–39 |
3.19±0.92 |
- |
5.43±1.16 |
- |
40–49 |
3.31±0.86 |
- |
5.45±1.26 |
- |
50–59 |
3.15±0.88 |
- |
5.69±1.07 |
- |
>60 |
3.30±0.87 |
- |
5.86±1.07 |
- |
Marital status |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Single |
2.78±0.97 |
< 0.0001 |
5.09±1.29 |
< 0.0001 |
Married |
3.24±0.85 |
- |
5.51±1.19 |
- |
Divorced/Widowed |
3.37±1 |
- |
5.62±1.16 |
- |
Education level |
- |
- |
- |
- |
High school or below |
3.01±0.94 |
0.001 |
5.41±1.21 |
0.43 |
Bachelor/diploma |
3.10±0.91 |
- |
5.41±1.26 |
- |
Postgraduate |
3.42±0.86 |
- |
5.28±1.15 |
- |
Nationality |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Saudi |
3.12±0.91 |
0.38 |
5.43±1.23 |
0.01 |
Non-Saudi |
3.04±1.01 |
- |
5.12±1.22 |
- |
Employment |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Student/unemployed |
2.98±0.94 |
0.001 |
5.30±1.21 |
0.02 |
Employed |
3.22±0.90 |
- |
5.41±1.24 |
- |
Self employed |
3.29±0.98 |
- |
5.53±1.32 |
- |
Retired |
3.08±0.86 |
- |
5.85±1.06 |
- |
Monthly income (RS)* |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3000–7000 |
3.02±0.94 |
0.001 |
5.31±1.23 |
0.01 |
7001–<20000 |
3.21±0.87 |
- |
5.52±1.23 |
- |
>20000 |
3.29±0.96 |
- |
5.43±1.21 |
- |
The data presented as mean ± (SD), *Riyal Saudi (currency 3.75 RS = 1$).
The Spearman correlation test was used to examine statistical differences between groups.
P < 0.05 considered statistically significant.