Table 4.

Students’ response to the MetS questionnaire by gender - poor level of knowledge – (percentage of students answered correctly ≤50%)

Conditions	Question	Correct answer	Males (N = 69)		Females (N = 171)		Total (N = 240)		P Value
			n	%	n	%	n	%
Diabetes	Individuals with diabetes must have insulin shots.	False	30	43.5	76	44.7	106	44.4	0.887
	With diabetes, sugar cannot move in the blood.	False	25	36.2	56	32.8	81	33.8	0.652
Adiposity	The terms ‘overweight’ and ‘adiposity’ are synonyms.	False	35	50.7	70	41.7	105	44.3	0.250
	Liposuction is the best possible treatment in adiposity therapy.	False	27	39.1	75	44.6	102	43.0	0.472
Hypertension	People with hypertension are as likely to suffer from arteriosclerosis as those with normal hypertension.	False	32	47.1	67	39.2	99	41.4	0.309
	Pregnant women are as likely to suffer from hypertension as non-pregnant women.	False	31	45.6	76	44.7	107	45.0	1.000
High serum holesterol	High serum cholesterol does not cause acute ailments.	True	24	34.8*	26	15.7*	50	21.3	0.002
	Fatigue is a frequent symptom of high serum cholesterol.	False	16	29.2	30	18.1	46	19.6	0.372
Arteriosclerosis	With arteriosclerosis, arteries contract.	False	21	30.3	43	25.6	64	27.0	0.511
Stroke	A stroke is preceded frequently by chest pains.	False	32	46.4	80	47.9	112	47.5	0.886
Myocardial infarction	A myocardial infarction is caused by cerebral dysregulation of the heart.	False	32	47.1*	47	28.3*	79	33.8	0.009
	A myocardial infarction must be treated surgically.	False	25	36.3	60	36.1	85	36.2	1.000
	A myocardial infarction is typically followed by some degree of paralysis.	False	23	33.3	78	47.0	101	43.0	0.061
	A myocardial infarction is caused by malfunction of one or more heart valves.	False	14	20.3	24	14.6	38	16.2	0.331
	A myocardial infarction is usually preceded by loss of sensation and numbness.	False	20	29.0	33	19.9	53	22.6	0.161

*p < 0.05.