Table 3.

Group comparisons of the subscales

	N (%)	ABCD Risk Questionnaire
		Risk Mean (SD)	Benefits Mean (SD)	Eating Mean (SD)	Knowledge Mean (SD)
Total sample	410	2.16 (0.60)	3.22 (0.48)	2.55 (0.68)	5.76 (1.55)
Gender
Male	127 (31.0%)	2.24 (0.61)	3.24 (0.45)	2.47 (0.67)	5.80 (1.61)
Female	277 (67.6%)	2.12 (0.60)	3.22 (0.50)	2.59 (0.68)	5.73 (1.53)
t-test		1.80*	0.33	−1.69*	0.42
Education
Basic	59 (14.4%)	2.28 (.57)	3.09 (.46)	2.69 (.62)	5.23 (1.72)
Medium	104 (25.4%)	2.14 (.53)	3.15 (.44)	2.56 (.56)	5.83 (1.67)
High	247 (60.2%)	2.13 (.63)	3.29 (.49)	2.52 (.73)	5.85 (1.43)
F-test		1.46	5.99**	1.39	3.93*
Family status
Living in family	109 (26.6%)	2.14 (.58)	3.20 (.49)	2.51 (.70)	5.57 (1.57)
Living alone	299 (72.9%)	2.17 (.61)	3.23 (.48)	2.57 (.67)	5.82 (1.54)
t-test		−0.52	−0.59	−0.81	−1.43
Smoking status
Non-smoking	312 (76.1%)	2.13 (.60)	3.23 (.47)	2.53 (.69)	5.79 (1.56)
Smoking	96 (23.4%)	2.25 (.59)	3.19 (.51)	2.64 (.63)	5.60 (1.52)
t-test		−1.83*	0.84	−1.34	0.72
CVD present
No	260 (63.4%)	1.99 (0.54)	3.28 (0.49)	2.57 (0.70)	5.80 (1.56)
Yes	148 (36.1%)	2.44 (0.59)	3.13 (0.46)	2.52 (0.64)	5.69 (1.60)
t-test		−7.92***	2.90**	0.69	0.69
Perceived CVD risk level (one item)
Low	177 (43.2%)	1.78 (0.42)	3.30 (0.49)	2.59 (0.69)	5.68 (1.51)
Medium	190 (46.3%)	2.32 (0.49)	3.17 (0.47)	2.54 (0.67)	5.78 (1.56)
High	43 (10.5%)	2.99 (0.48)	3.13 (0.48)	2.46 (0.65)	5.98 (1.68)
F-test		143.10***	4.23*	0.76	0.68

N=410 for the total sample; variables not summing up to 410 (100%) have missing values.

*P<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001

ABCD, Attitudes and Beliefs about Cardiovascular Disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease.