Table 5.

Adherence to the Korean national dietary guidelines based on sex

Dietary tenets	Total (n=394)	Male (n=182)	Female (n=212)	t
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Consume many types of food from each food group everyday	3.08 ± 0.88	3.24 ± 0.83	2.95 ± 0.90	3.28**
Use less salt and oil	2.97 ± 0.86	2.97 ± 0.82	2.98 ± 0.90	−0.14
Be aware of healthy weight and eat accordingly	3.29 ± 0.79	3.41 ± 0.80	3.19 ± 0.78	2.72*
Drink fewer non-water beverages	3.79 ± 0.86	3.70 ± 0.92	3.86 ± 0.79	−1.74
Do not skip meals or overeat	3.22 ± 0.89	3.22 ± 0.86	3.23 ± 0.92	−0.08
Total	3.23 ± 0.60	3.28 ± 0.58	3.19 ± 0.62	1.48

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01, significantly different between male and female group by t-test.