Table 2.
Distribution of nutrition knowledge in percentage of correct answers according to demographic characteristics and lifestyle behaviours of the study: adolescents (n 513) aged 13–14 years in urban and rural schools of Tyrol, Western Austria
| Variable | Nutrition knowledge (% of correct answer) | P * | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sd | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 49·2 | 14·1 | 0·719 |
| Female | 49·6 | 13·4 | |
| Region | |||
| Urban | 45·5 | 14·1 | 0·001 |
| Rural | 50·5 | 13·5 | |
| BMI classification (%) | |||
| Under and normal weight | 49·4 | 13·6 | 0·598 |
| Overweight | 49·4 | 13·4 | |
| Obese | 51·3 | 13·3 | |
| Migration background | |||
| No | 52·1 | 12·5 | <0·001 |
| Yes | 45·9 | 14·5 | |
| Socio-economic status | |||
| Low | 46·8 | 8·4 | 0·084 |
| Medium | 47·2 | 15·0 | |
| High | 50·3 | 13·3 | |
| Physical activity behaviour | |||
| (Very) poor | 42·0 | 8·6 | 0·029 |
| Adequate | 46·5 | 14·5 | |
| Good | 49·9 | 13·3 | |
| Very good | 50·3 | 14·2 | |
| Having trained teacher | |||
| No | 51·7 | 12·3 | 0·006 |
| Yes | 48·3 | 14·3 | |
| Nutrition education | |||
| <2·5 h/week | 48·4 | 14·2 | 0·040 |
| ≥2·5 h/week | 51·0 | 12·9 | |
*
Independent samples t tests or χ2 test, as appropriate. Significant findings are bold.