Table 2.
The number and percentage of participants who answered knowledge related questions correctly among University of Sharjah (UOS) students (n = 401) by gender.
| Variable 1 | Total n (%) |
Males n (%) |
Females n (%) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of sodium in salt (40%) | 142 (35.5%) | 74 (35.4%) | 142 (35.5%) | 0.499 |
| High salt intake may increase risk factors for | ||||
| Hypertension (Yes) | 282 (70.3%) | 144 (68.9%) | 138 (71.9%) | 0.117 |
| Cardiovascular diseases (Yes) | 263 (65.6%) | 135 (64.6%) | 128 (66.7%) | 0.397 |
| Diabetes (No) | 213 (30.2%) | 119 (56.9%) | 94 (49.0%) | 0.03 |
| Fever (No) | 200 (49.9%) | 101 (48.3%) | 99 (51.6%) | 0.55 |
| Water retention (Yes) | 251 (62.6%) | 122 (58.4) | 129 (67.2%) | 0.092 |
| Renal diseases (Yes) | 259 (64.6%) | 126 (60.3%) | 133 (69.3%) | 0.113 |
| Reducing salt intake will improve | ||||
| Health (Yes) | 339 (84.5%) | 164 (78.5%) | 175 (91.1%) | 0.002 |
| Blood Pressure (Yes) | 348 (86.8%) | 173 (82.8%) | 175 (91.1%) | 0.041 |
| Sodium content in the following foods is | ||||
| Pita bread (High) | 94 (23.4%) | 42 (20.1%) | 52 (27.1%) | 0.145 |
| Iranian bread (High) | 123 (30.7%) | 61 (29.2%) | 62 (32.3%) | 0.358 |
| Fruits (Low) | 298 (74.3%) | 147 (70.3%) | 151 (78.6%) | 0.16 |
| Fresh vegetables (Low) | 296 (73.8%) | 144 (68.9%) | 152 (51.4%) | 0.065 |
| Frozen vegetables (Low) | 178 (44.4%) | 90 (43.1%) | 88 (45.8%) | 0.431 |
| Canned vegetables (High) | 245 (61.1%) | 106 (50.7%) | 139 (72.4%) | <0.001 |
| Cheddar cheese (High) | 292 (72.8%) | 132 (63.2%) | 160 (83.3%) | <0.001 |
| Pickles (High) | 294 (73.3%) | 137 (65.6%) | 157 (81.8%) | 0.001 |
| Olive oil (Low) | 208 (51.9%) | 104 (49.8%) | 104 (54.2%) | 0.254 |
| Basmati rice (Low) | 184 (45.9%) | 89 (42.6%) | 95 (49.5%) | 0.381 |
| Egyptian rice (Low) | 148 (36.9%) | 77 (36.8%) | 71 (37.0%) | 0.75 |
| Milk, yoghurt (Low) | 208 (51.9%) | 103 (49.3%) | 105 (54.7%) | 0.284 |
| Salad dressing oil (High) | 252 (62.8%) | 117 (46.4%) | 135 (70.3%) | 0.001 |
| Ketchup (High) | 277 (69.1%) | 125 (59.8%) | 152 (79.2%) | <0.001 |
| Tomato paste (High) | 253 (63.1%) | 110 (52.6%) | 143 (74.5%) | <0.001 |
| Red meat (Low) | 131 (32.7%) | 75 (35.9%) | 56 (29.2%) | 0.171 |
| Poultry (Low) | 153 (38.2%) | 71 (34.0%) | 82 (42.7%) | 0.148 |
| Corn flakes (High) | 122 (30.4%) | 59 (28.2%) | 63 (32.8%) | 0.33 |
| Chicken cubes (High) | 275 (68.6%) | 125 (59.8%) | 150 (54.5%) | <0.001 |
| Instant noodle (High) | 283 (70.6%) | 128 (61.2%) | 155 (80.7%) | <0.001 |
| Filtered water (Low) | 274 (68.3%) | 131 (62.7%) | 143 (74.5%) | 0.009 |
1 The correct answers are provided in brackets next to each variable.