Table 7.
Association between Behavior Characteristics and Knowledge Score
| Behavior Characteristics | Knowledge score | Univariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sufficient n=374 (37.4%) |
Insufficient n=626 (62.3%) |
OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| BMI | ||||
| Less than 25 | 241 (32.7) | 497 (67.3) | 1 | ˂0.001 |
| Equal and above 25 | 133 (50.8) | 129 (49.2) | 2.126 (1.596-2.833) | |
| Fruit & Vegetable consumption meeting guidelines | ||||
| Yes | 340 (41.5) | 480 (58.5) | 1 | ˂0.001 |
| No | 34 (18..9) | 146 (81.1) | 0.329 (0.221-0.490) | |
| Physical Activity meeting guidelines | ||||
| Yes | 283 (41.9) | 393 (58.1) | 1 | ˂0.001 |
| No | 91 (28.1) | 233 (71.9) | 0.542 (0.407–0.722) | |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never smoker | 371 (37.8) | 610 (62.2) | ˂0.125 | |
| Ex-Smoker | 1 (10) | 9 (90) | ||
| Smoker | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | ||
| Health Risk score | ||||
| Low | 315 (39.2) | 488 (60.8) | 1 | ˂0.016 |
| High | 59 (29.9) | 138 (70.1) | 0.662 (0.473 – 0.927) | |