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Table 2 Diet-related KABs in urban and rural residents

From: Association between diet-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and self-rated health in Chinese adult residents: a population-based study

Variables

All participants

(n = 12,814)

Urban

(n = 5061)

Rural

(n = 7753)

χ2

p-value

Diet-related knowledge

 Knowing about CFP/DGCR

3468 (27.1)

1955 (38.6)

1513 (19.5)

566.73

< 0.001

 Having adequate dietary knowledge literacy

4390 (34.3)

1896 (37.5)

2494 (32.2)

8.12

< 0.001

Diet-related attitudes

 Holding positive attitude towards healthy eating

3109 (24.3)

1313 (25.9)

1796 (23.2)

12.86

< 0.001

Diet-related behaviors

 Proactively looking for nutrition knowledge

3539 (27.6)

2048 (40.5)

1491 (19.2)

690.72

< 0.001

 Preferring eating fruits & vegetables

8444 (65.9)

3484 (68.8)

4960 (64.0)

32.25

< 0.001

  1. CFP: Chinese Food Pagoda; DGCR: Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents