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Table 3 The proportion of correctly answering on 17 dietary knowledge questions

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

Items

Question

Total

(n = 12,814)

Urban

(n = 5061)

Rural

(n = 7753)

χ2

p-value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Q1

Choosing a diet with a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables is good for one’s health.

9715

75.8

4036

79.7

5679

73.2

70.52

< 0.001

Q2a

Eating a lot of sugar is good for one’s health.

9325

72.8

3953

78.1

5372

69.3

120.16

< 0.001

Q3

Eating a variety of foods is good for one’s health.

9647

75.3

3989

78.8

5658

73.0

56.13

< 0.001

Q4a

Choosing a diet high in fat is good for one’s health.

9239

72.1

3933

77.7

5306

68.4

130.92

< 0.001

Q5

Choosing a diet with a lot of staple foods (rice and rice products, wheat and wheat products) is not good for one’s health.

5283

41.2

2156

42.6

3127

40.3

6.50

0.011

Q6a

Consuming a lot of animal products daily (fish, poultry, eggs and lean meat) is good for one’s health.

7965

62.2

3310

65.4

4655

60.0

37.41

< 0.001

Q7

Reducing the amount of fatty meat and animal fat in the diet is good for one’s health.

8894

69.4

3682

72.8

5212

67.2

44.05

< 0.001

Q8

Consuming milk and dairy products is good for one’s health.

10,499

81.9

4241

83.8

6258

80.7

19.63

< 0.001

Q9

Consuming beans and bean products is good for one’s health.

10,658

83.2

4213

83.2

6445

83.1

0.03

0.865

Q10

Physical activities are good for one’s health.

9911

77.3

4006

79.2

5905

76.2

15.63

< 0.001

Q11

Sweaty sports or other intense physical activities are not good for one’s health.

5717

44.6

2400

47.4

3317

42.8

26.66

< 0.001

Q12a

The heavier one’s body is, the healthier he or she is.

9767

76.2

4042

79.9

5725

73.8

61.29

< 0.001

Q13

Eating salty foods can cause hypertension.

8888

69.4

3784

74.8

5104

65.8

115.04

< 0.001

Q14a

Refined grains (rice and wheat flour) contain more vitamins and minerals than unrefined grains.

3595

28.1

1343

26.5

2252

29.0

9.56

0.002

Q15a

Lard is healthier than vegetable oils.

7432

58.0

3131

61.9

4301

55.5

51.33

< 0.001

Q16a

Vegetables contain more starch than staple foods (rice or wheat flour).

5700

44.5

2579

51.0

3121

40.3

142.04

< 0.001

Q17

Eggs and milk are the important sources of high-quality protein.

9036

70.5

3704

73.2

5332

68.8

28.69

< 0.001

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