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. 2017 Jun 13;27(12):568–573. doi: 10.1016/j.je.2016.12.019

Table 2.

The differences of dietary behaviors in China, Korea, and Japan.

China N (%) Korea N (%) Japan N (%) P
Salt-control
 Yes 1304 (74.9) 463 (51.2) 1005 (60.5) <0.01
 No 437 (25.1) 441 (48.8) 656 (39.5)
Sugar-control
 Yes 1261 (72.4) 434 (48.0) 985 (59.4) <0.01
 No 481 (27.6) 470 (52.0) 673 (40.6)
Oil-control
 Yes 1368 (78.6) 524 (57.9) 1085 (65.3) <0.01
 No 373 (21.4) 381 (42.1) 577 (34.7)
Food additives-control
 Yes 1291 (74.3) 461 (51.1) 804 (48.5) <0.01
 No 447 (25.7) 441 (48.9) 854 (51.5)
Eat on time
 Yes 1586 (91.9) 443 (49.0) 1012 (61.0) <0.01
 No 154 (8.9) 461 (51.0) 646 (39.0)
Calorie-control
 Yes 1300 (74.7) 319 (35.3) 1106 (66.7) <0.01
 No 440 (25.3) 585 (64.7) 552 (33.3)
Pay attention to the nutrition balance
 Yes 1327 (76.2) 409 (45.2) 1210 (72.9) <0.01
 No 414 (23.8) 496 (54.8) 449 (27.1)
Drink adequate water
 Yes 1528 (87.8) 602 (66.5) 1169 (70.5) <0.01
 No 214 (12.3) 303 (33.5) 490 (29.5)
Pay attention to the nutrition label
 Yes 767 (44.1) 229 (33.0) 465 (28.0) <0.01
 No 973 (55.9) 606 (67.0) 1194 (72.0)

P values were calculated by Chi-square test.