Table 2.

Differences in knowledge scores between public health nutrition students and construction students in test (n=34)

	Public health nutrition students (n=16)		Construction students (n=18)
Knowledge section (max score)	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
1. Dietary recommendations (11)	10.1*	1.5	9.0	1.4
2. Sources of nutrients (52)	43.8***	4.0	34.3	5.1
3. Healthy food choices (19)	16.1**	2.2	13.6	2.1
4. Obesity reduction factors (10)	8.2***	1.1	6.9	1.1
Total (92)	78.2***	5.4	63.8	7.4

Independent samples t-test, two-sided.

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.01

^"***p<0.001.