Table 4.
Nutritional literacy scores of Chinese adults segmented in accordance with type of nutrition label used.
| Variables | Mean ± SD | Total nutrition label use | Nutrition facts table use | Purported nutritional benefits use | Purported health benefits use | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None (n = 569) | Yes (n = 386) |
t | None (n = 594) |
Yes (n = 361) |
t | None (n = 834) | Yes (n = 121) |
t | None (n = 873) | Yes (n = 82) |
t | ||
| Nutrition literacy | 37.20 ± 9.55 | 34.09 ± 8.61 | 41.79 ± 9.00 | −13.310*** | 34.34 ± 8.68 | 41.92 ± 9.02 | −12.900*** | 36.23 ± 9.32 | 43.93 ± 8.32 | −8.611*** | 36.72 ± 9.42 | 42.32 ± 9.47 | −5.14*** |
| Functional NL | 24.87 ± 6.37 | 22.98 ± 5.69 | 27.67 ± 6.28 | −11.997*** | 23.13 ± 5.75 | 27.74 ± 6.30 | −11.328*** | 24.25 ± 6.23 | 29.14 ± 5.61 | −8.159*** | 24.55 ± 6.30 | 28.33 ± 6.00 | −5.213*** |
| Knowledge | 8.07 ± 1.43 | 7.78 ± 1.42 | 8.49 ± 1.33 | −7.777*** | 7.8 ± 1.43 | 8.52 ± 1.31 | −7.812*** | 7.98 ± 1.45 | 8.65 ± 1.09 | −4.872*** | 8.04 ± 1.43 | 8.37 ± 1.37 | −1.972* |
| Understanding | 5.61 ± 2.27 | 5.16 ± 2.14 | 6.27 ± 2.29 | −7.641*** | 5.21 ± 2.16 | 6.27 ± 2.30 | −7.203*** | 5.44 ± 2.24 | 6.82 ± 2.1 | −6.395*** | 5.51 ± 2.25 | 6.68 ± 2.17 | −4.522*** |
| Obtaining skills | 5.63 ± 2.25 | 5.13 ± 2.14 | 6.37 ± 2.19 | −8.745*** | 5.18 ± 2.15 | 6.38 ± 2.21 | −8.319*** | 5.46 ± 2.23 | 6.82 ± 2.02 | −6.839*** | 5.53 ± 2.24 | 6.7 ± 2.08 | −4.537*** |
| Applying skills | 5.56 ± 2.09 | 4.91 ± 1.86 | 6.53 ± 2.02 | −12.608*** | 4.95 ± 1.89 | 6.57 ± 2.00 | −12.369*** | 5.38 ± 2.04 | 6.85 ± 1.92 | −7.472*** | 5.47 ± 2.08 | 6.59 ± 1.91 | −4.69*** |
| Interactive NL | 6.23 ± 2.28 | 5.64 ± 2.24 | 7.09 ± 2.05 | −10.308*** | 5.68 ± 2.24 | 7.12 ± 2.05 | −10.157*** | 6.06 ± 2.29 | 7.36 ± 1.86 | −6.984*** | 6.14 ± 2.27 | 7.10 ± 2.15 | −3.647*** |
| Critical NL | 6.10 ± 2.17 | 5.47 ± 2.09 | 7.03 ± 1.95 | −11.774*** | 5.52 ± 2.10 | 7.06 ± 1.94 | −11.535*** | 5.91 ± 2.13 | 7.43 ± 2.00 | −7.396*** | 6.03 ± 2.15 | 6.89 ± 2.22 | −3.454* |
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. Nutrition literacy includes two domains: nutrition cognition (knowledge and understanding) and nutrition skills (obtaining skills, applying skills, interactive skills, and critical skills).