Table 4 Nutrition knowledge, food availability, and food security across the tertiles of scores of nutritional health attitudes and behaviors patterns
Pattern 1 | Pattern 2 | Pattern 3 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
“Weight loss practices with weight dissatisfaction” | “Healthy eating behaviors” | “Better knowledge of nutrition and health” | ||||||||||
Tertile1 (n = 102) | Tertile 2 (n = 103) | Tertile 3 (n = 102) | p -value* | Tertile1 (n = 102) | Tertile 2 (n = 103) | Tertile 3 (n = 102) | p -value* | Tertile1 (n = 102) | Tertile 2 (n = 103) | Tertile 3 (n = 102) | p -value* | |
Nutrition knowledge level (%) | ||||||||||||
1–2 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 0.843 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 6.9 | 0.489 | 16.7 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 0.002 |
3–4 | 52.0 | 60.2 | 52.9 | 53.9 | 55.3 | 55.9 | 57.8 | 52.4 | 54.9 | |||
5–6 | 34.3 | 26.2 | 31.4 | 33.3 | 27.2 | 31.4 | 22.6 | 36.9 | 32.4 | |||
7–9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 7.8 | |||
Mean(SD) number of corrected answers | 4.1 (1.4) | 4.1 (1.4) | 4.1 (1.4) | 0.955 | 4.1 (1.4) | 4.0 (1.4) | 4.2 (1.3) | 0.534 | 3.7 (1.3) | 4.2 (1.3) | 4.4 (1.4) | 0.002 |
Food availability (%) | ||||||||||||
I do not buy many fruits and vegetables because they cost too much. | ||||||||||||
Agree | 15.7 | 27.2 | 30.4 | 0.002 | 34.3 | 20.4 | 18.6 | <0.001 | 27.5 | 25.2 | 20.6 | 0.457 |
Neutral | 12.8 | 16.5 | 19.6 | 22.6 | 16.5 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 20.4 | 16.7 | |||
Disagree | 71.6 | 56.3 | 50.0 | 43.1 | 63.1 | 71.6 | 60.8 | 54.4 | 62.8 | |||
I do not buy many fruits and vegetables because my family does not like them. | ||||||||||||
Agree | 4.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.620 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.013 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.620 |
Neutral | 4.9 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 3.9 | |||
Disagree | 90.2 | 90.3 | 90.2 | 85.3 | 91.3 | 94.1 | 90.2 | 87.4 | 93.1 | |||
The fresh produce in my area is usually high quality. | ||||||||||||
Agree | 60.8 | 60.2 | 71.6 | 0.229 | 53.9 | 55.3 | 83.3 | <0.001 | 52.9 | 74.8 | 64.7 | 0.156 |
Neutral | 31.4 | 31.1 | 20.6 | 34.3 | 35.0 | 13.7 | 37.3 | 19.4 | 26.5 | |||
Disagree | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 8.8 | |||
It is easy to buy food in my area. | ||||||||||||
Agree | 81.4 | 76.7 | 76.5 | 0.237 | 72.6 | 72.8 | 89.2 | 0.009 | 71.6 | 81.6 | 81.4 | 0.408 |
Neutral | 13.7 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 6.9 | 22.6 | 11.7 | 9.8 | |||
Disagree | 4.9 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 8.8 | |||
In minutes, how long does it take you to get to the grocery store? | ||||||||||||
10 or less | 48.0 | 50.5 | 47.1 | 0.831 | 47.1 | 42.7 | 55.9 | 0.855 | 53.9 | 48.5 | 43.1 | 0.626 |
20 | 26.5 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 23.3 | 30.4 | |||
30 | 13.7 | 16.5 | 18.6 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 17.5 | 16.7 | |||
45 or more | 11.8 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 9.8 | |||
How many times do you visit the grocery store in a month? | ||||||||||||
0–1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.531 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.616 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.766 |
2–4 | 52.9 | 46.6 | 50.0 | 47.1 | 55.3 | 47.1 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 50.0 | |||
5 or more | 43.1 | 50.5 | 47.1 | 51.0 | 40.8 | 49.0 | 49.0 | 43.7 | 48.0 | |||
Food security status (%) | ||||||||||||
High | 62.8 | 46.6 | 48.0 | 0.088 | 50.0 | 48.5 | 58.8 | 0.101 | 48.0 | 45.6 | 63.7 | 0.077 |
Marginal | 17.7 | 16.5 | 25.5 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 22.6 | 24.3 | 12.8 | |||
Low | 8.8 | 27.2 | 11.8 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 15.7 | |||
Very low | 10.8 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 7.8 | |||