Table 7. KAP score mean differences: Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests.

Variables	KAP score (mean ± SD)	P-value
Gender
Females	15 ± 7	<0.001
Males	13 ± 6
Age
Adults	15 ± 7	0.419
Youth	14 ± 7
BMI
Underweight	14 ± 7	<0.001
Normal	15 ± 7
Overweight	14 ± 7
Obese	14 ± 7
Residency
Beirut	17 ± 7	<0.001
North Lebanon	13 ± 6
South Lebanon	15 ± 7
Mount Lebanon	14 ± 7
Employment profession
Medical sector	18 ± 7	0.012
Non-medical sector	14 ± 6
Monthly wage
<1000$	13 ± 6	0.008
1000-2000$	15 ± 6
2000-3000$	16 ± 8
>3000$	19 ± 8
Marital Status
Married	14 ± 7	0.068
Not-married	15 ± 7
Children status
Have children	14 ± 7	0.074
Have no children	15 ± 7
Education Level
Studying at university	16 ± 7	<0.001
Low educational levels	13 ± 6
University degree
Bachelor	15 ± 7	<0.001
Master	18 ± 9
Ph.D.	22 ± 7
Diet status
On diet	17 ± 8	<0.001
Not on diet	13 ± 6
Physical activity status
Yes	17 ± 7	<0.001
No	14 ± 7
Medical conditions
Healthy	15 ± 7	0.184
Diseased	14 ± 7