Table 2. The association of participants’ knowledge of energy definition and recommended energy requirements with sociodemographic variables and BMI using chi-square (n = 1279).
Knowledge of energy definition | Knowledge of energy requirements | Total knowledge | |
---|---|---|---|
Answered correctly n (%) | Answered correctly n (%) | Answered both correctly n (%) | |
Total | 844 (66.0) | 475 (37.1) | 363 (28.4) |
Sex | |||
Female | 454 (53.8) | 264 (55.6) | 197 (54.3) |
Male | 390 (46.2) | 211 (44.4) | 166 (47.7) |
P-value | 0.019 | 0.771 | 0.126 |
Age (years) | |||
<30 | 460 (54.5) | 269 (56.6) | 208 (57.3) |
≥30 | 384 (45.5) | 206 (43.4) | 155 (42.7) |
P-value | 0.403 | 0.171 | 0.367 |
Marital status | |||
Married | 400 (47.4) | 221 (46.5) | 164 (45.2) |
Single | 444 (52.6) | 254 (53.5) | 199 (54.8) |
P-value | 0.813 | 0.772 | 0.321 |
Educational level | |||
Less than college | 196 (23.2) | 96 (20.2) | 71 (19.6) |
College or above | 648 (76.8) | 379 (79.8) | 292 (80.4) |
P-value | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Employment | |||
Employed | 456 (54.0) | 244 (51.4) | 188 (51.8) |
Unemployed | 388 (46.0) | 231 (48.6) | 175 (48.2) |
P-value | 0.261 | 0.418 | 0.477 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m 2 ) | |||
Underweight (<18.5) | 30 (3.6) | 16 (3.40) | 11 (3.0) |
Normal (18.5–24.9) | 370 (43.8) | 218 (45.9) | 169 (46.6) |
Overweight (25–29.9) | 301 (35.7) | 164 (34.5) | 120 (33.1) |
Obese (≥30) | 143 (16.9) | 77 (16.2) | 63 (17.4) |
P-value | 0.069 | 0.354 | 0.029 |
P-values were calculated using chi-square tests among demographic categories.