Table 4.

Mean nutritional knowledge scores and correlation with Mediterranean dietary adequacy score among study participants (n = 10).

Nutritional Knowledge	Mean Score						Expressed as a Percentage
	Males	Females	Total	p-value	t-statistic	Cohen’s d	Males	Females	Total	p-value	t-statistic	Cohen’s d	Correlation with MDAS
Total score	24.33 ± 5.32	33.25 ± 0.50	27.90 ± 6.08	<0.05	−4.08	−2.65	67.59 ± 14.77	92.36 ± 1.39	77.50 ± 16.89	<0.05	−4.08	−2.65	0.675*
Dietary recommendation	9.67 ± 2.34	10.50 ± 1.00	10.00 ± 1.89	>0.05	−0.773	−0.50	56.86 ± 13.75	61.76 ± 5.88	58.82 ± 11.09	>0.05	−0.77	−0.50	0.420
Nutrient sources	7.33 ± 4.41	11.00 ± 0.82	8.80 ± 3.82	>0.05	−1.99	−1.29	56.41 ± 33.94	84.62 ± 6.28	67.69 ± 29.41	>0.05	−1.99	−1.29	0.399
Healthy meals	2.50 ± 1.52	3.25 ± 0.50	2.80 ± 1.22	>0.05	−1.12	−0.73	62.50 ± 37.91	81.25 ± 12.50	70.00 ± 30.73	>0.05	−1.12	−0.73	0.170
Diet−disease association	4.83 ± 1.33	8.50 ± 0.58	9.00 ± 6.30	<0.05	−5.97	−3.88	34.52 ± 9.49	60.71 ± 4.12	45.00 ± 15.45	<0.05	−5.97	−3.88	0.730*

* Correlations are significant at p < 0.05.