Table 3.
Group comparisons of the questionnaire
| Characteristics | n(%) | ABCD Risk Questionnaire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | ||||||
| Knowledge | Risk | Benefits | Eating | Total | ||
| Total | 353 | 7.40 (1.69) | 15.98 (7.63) | 20.24 (4.87) | 7.75 (2.78) | 51.38 (11.89) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 224 (63.46) | 7.39 (1.69) | 16.04 (6.80) | 19.80 (4.87) | 7.58 (3.06) | 51.69 (11.97) |
| Male | 129 (36.54) | 7.41 (1.70) | 15.94 (8.09) | 20.50 (4.86) | 7.85 (2.61) | 50.86 (11.77) |
| P | 0.910 | 0.902 | 0.198 | 0.393 | 0.528 | |
| Educational level | ||||||
| Primary degree or below | 24 (6.80) | 7.66 (1.49) | 16.04 (7.51) | 19.95 (5.13) | 7.58 (2.04) | 51.25 (11.62) |
| Junior middle-school degree | 61 (17.28) | 7.27 (1.75) | 14.81 (7.86) | 20.45 (4.57) | 7.91 (2,71) | 50.47 (12.85) |
| Senior high-school degree | 158 (44.76) | 7.18 (1.90) | 14.30 (6.95) | 20.20 (4.84) | 7.65 (2.94) | 49.34 (11.02) |
| College degree or higher | 110 (31.16) | 7.73 (1.31) | 19.01 (7.65) | 20.25 (5.06) | 7.85 (2.74) | 54.86 (11.98) |
| P | 0.034a | <0.001a | 0.976 | 0.884 | 0.002a | |
| Employment status | ||||||
| Retirees | 160 (45.33) | 7.18 (1.85) | 15.89 (8.31) | 20.06 (5.54) | 7.73 (2.89) | 50.87 (13.09) |
| Technicians | 87 (24.65) | 7.36 (1.62) | 16.68 (5.97) | 19.82 (4.24) | 7.71 (2.66) | 51.59 (9.82) |
| Administrators | 30 (8.50) | 8.23 (0.81) | 16.03 (7.84) | 21.06 (4.63) | 7.80 (2.38) | 53.13 (11.01) |
| Farmers | 11 (3.12) | 7.72 (1.19) | 14.90 (5.35) | 20.45 (1.86) | 8.09 (1.30) | 51.18 (5.89) |
| Others | 65 (18.41) | 7.56 (1.67) | 15.40 (8.22) | 20.84 (4.32) | 7.78(3.06) | 52.60 (12.62) |
| P | <0.001a | 0.756 | 0.607 | 0.995 | 0.904 | |
| Residential location | ||||||
| Urban | 314 (88.95) | 7.36 (1.76) | 15.94 (7.77) | 20.37 (4.79) | 7.76 (2.81) | 51.45 (12.22) |
| Suburban | 22 (6.23) | 7.36 (1.00) | 15.45 (6.38) | 17.59 (6.11) | 7.27 (2.88) | 47.68 (8.35) |
| Rural | 17 (4.82) | 8.11 (0.92) | 17.23 (6.67) | 21.29 (3.58) | 8.23 (2.13) | 54.88 (8.07) |
| P | 0.016a | 0.754 | 0.080 | 0.559 | 0.164 | |
| Annual household income (yuan, RMB) | ||||||
| < 50,000,00 | 121 (34.28) | 7.33 (1.75) | 15.48 (7.19) | 19.55 (4.68) | 7.37 (2.86) | 49.74 (11.48) |
| 50,000,00-100,000,00 | 131 (37.11) | 7.50 (1.79) | 16.01 (8.00) | 20.67 (4.72) | 7.77 (2.63) | 51.96 (12.14) |
| >100,000,00 | 101 (28.61) | 7.36 (1.50) | 16.52 (7.69) | 20.52 (5.22) | 8.18 (2.83) | 52.60 (11.94) |
| P | 0.696 | 0.802 | 0.152 | 0.093 | 0.159 | |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Smoker | 155 (43.91) | 6.33 (1.92) | 12.98 (8.00) | 19.47 (5.09) | 7.33 (3.11) | 46.13 (12.35) |
| Non-smokers | 198 (56.09) | 8.24 (0.81) | 18.32 (6.44) | 20.84 (4.61) | 8.08 (2.45) | 55.50 (9.73) |
| P | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.009a | 0.014a | <0.001a | |
| BMI(kg/m2) | ||||||
| < 18.5 | 38 (10.76) | 6.65 (2.17) | 4.81(5.50) | 18.50 (6.60) | 6.26 (3.53) | 36.23 (11.43) |
| 18.5–23.9 | 153 (43.34) | 8.42 (0.64) | 17.88(6.83) | 20.98 (4.61) | 8.16 (2.50) | 55.45 (10.22) |
| ≥24 | 162 (45.89) | 6.61 (1.75) | 16.80(6.55) | 19.95 (4.51) | 7.72 (2.73) | 51.09 (10.50) |
| P | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.033a | 0.007a | <0.001a | |
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person’s weight in kilograms (or pounds) divided by the square of height in meters (or feet). a The significance level of the mean difference is .05