Table 2.

Nutrition knowledge of the sample population (n 190)

Nutrition knowledge	Maximum knowledge score	Median score	IQR
Dietary recommendations	18	13·5	3
Nutrient sources of foods	36	25·0	6
Healthy food choices	13	10·0	3
Diet–disease relationships and weight management	21	15·0	4
Overall nutrition knowledge	88	64·0	12

GNKQ-R, General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire-Revised.

^*Good nutrition knowledge is defined as having an overall median GNKQ-R score ≥ 64 points and poor knowledge as having a score <64 points.