Table 3.
Knowledge about dietary fibers in study participants.
| All (N = 1363) | Males (N = 256) | Females (N = 1107) | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Knowledge about DF | |||||||
| DF and prevention of obesity | 1148 (84.3) | 214 (15.7) | 197 (77.0) | 59 (23.0) | 951 (86.0) | 155 (14.0) | <0.001 |
| DF and cardiovascular diseases | 960 (70.5) | 402 (29.5) | 165 (64.5) | 91 (35.5) | 795 (71.9) | 311 (28.1) | 0.004 |
| DF and regulation of blood sugar | 939 (68.9) | 423 (31.1) | 155 (60.5) | 101 (39.5) | 784 (70.9) | 322 (29.1) | 0.002 |
| DF and reduction in blood cholesterol | 895 (65.7) | 467 (34.3) | 159 (62.1) | 97 (37.9) | 736 (66.5) | 370 (33.4) | 0.293 |
| DF and prevention of bowel cancer | 865 (63.5) | 497 (36.5) | 142 (55.5) | 114 (44.5) | 723 (65.4) | 383 (34.6) | <0.001 |
| DF and flatulence | 286 (21.0) | 1076 (78.9) | 57 (22.3) | 199 (77.7) | 229 (20.7) | 877 (79.2) | 0.516 |
| DF and constipation | 223 (16.4) | 1139 (83.6) | 52 (20.3) | 204 (79.9) | 171 (15.5) | 935 (84.5) | 0.020 |
| Too much DF and health | 183 (13.4) | 1179 (86.5) | 42 (16.4) | 214 (83.6) | 141 (12.7) | 965 (87.2) | 0.058 |
| DF daily intake requirement | 0.060 | ||||||
| 5–10 g/day | 151 (11.0) | 27 (10.7) | 124 (11.2) | ||||
| 11–24 g/day | 402 (29.6) | 59 (23.0) | 343 (31.0) | ||||
| 25–38 g/day | 810 (59.4) | 170 (66.3) | 640 (57.8) | ||||
| Preference of DF intake in fast foods/eating out | |||||||
| Regularly eating fast foods/eating out | 652 (47.8) | 711 (52.2) | 115 (44.9) | 141(55.1) | 536 (48.5) | 570 (51.5) | 0.552 |
| Use of white bread in fast foods/eating out | 1150 (84.4) | 212 (15.6) | 206 (80.5) | 50 (19.5) | 944 (85.4) | 162 (14.6) | 0.011 |
| Use of fried potato in fast foods/eating out | 952 (69.9) | 410 (30.1) | 177 (69.1) | 79 (30.9) | 775 (70.1) | 331 (29.9) | 0.09 |
| Use of peeled fruits in fast foods/eating out | 825 (60.6) | 538 (39.4) | 142 (55.5) | 114 (44.5) | 683 (61.7) | 423 (38.2) | 0.001 |
| Use of legumes in fast foods/eating out | 598 (43.8) | 765 (56.1) | 130 (50.8) | 126 (49.2) | 467 (42.2) | 639 (57.8) | 0.012 |
| Use of cooked vegetables in fast foods/eating out | 404 (29.6) | 959 (70.4) | 92 (35.9) | 164 (64.1) | 311 (28.1) | 795 (71.9) | 0.005 |
| Use of brown bread in fast foods/eating out | 246 (18.1) | 1117 (81.9) | 78 (30.5) | 178 (69.5) | 168 (15.2) | 938 (84.8) | <0.001 |
Note: Data represented as N (%). DF is dietary fiber. p-value < 0.05 was considered significant for differences between genders (bold).