Table 4 Relationship between nursing students’ general characteristics with nutrition literacy and eating behavior (N = 224)
Variables | Nutrition literacy | Eating behavior | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | p-value | Mean | SD | p-value | |
Age | 3.37 | 0.735 | r = -0.035 p = 0.598 | 3.1835 | 0.39816 | r = − 0.062 p = 0.356 |
BMI | 3.37 | 0.735 | r = -0.062 p = 0 0.356 | 3.1835 | 0.39816 | r = -0.163 p = 0.015 |
Semester | F = 1.610 p = 0.159 |  | F = 0.505 p = 0.772 | |||
First Semester | 2.84 | 0.768 | Â | 3.12 | 0.215 | Â |
Second Semester | 3.33 | 0.755 | 3.21 | 0.550 | ||
Third Semester | 3.44 | 0.792 | 3.17 | 0.403 | ||
Fourth Semester | 3.34 | 0.717 | 3.17 | 0.325 | ||
Fifth Semester | 3.46 | 0.687 | 3.22 | 0.405 | ||
Sixth Semester | 3.41 | 0.723 | 3.10 | 0.324 | ||
Gender | t = -0.239 p = 0.811 |  | t = 3.459 p = 0.107 | |||
Male | 3.36 | 0.719 | Â | 3.13 | 0.449 | Â |
Female | 3.38 | 0.749 | 3.22 | 0.350 | ||
Marital status | t = 1.279 p = 0.202 |  | t = 1.207 p = 0.229 | |||
Single | 3.39 | 0.722 | Â | 3.19 | 0.403 | Â |
Married | 3.18 | 0.836 | 3.08 | 0.345 | ||
Physical activity level |  | F = 2.001 p = 0.115 |  | F = 3.633 p = 0.014 | ||
Physical inactive | 3.21 | 0.723 | Â | 3.01 | 0.310 | Â |
Moderate activity level | 3.36 | 0.729 | 3.20 | 0.373 | ||
Regular activity level | 3.42 | 0.754 | 3.20 | 0.387 | ||
Regular extensive activity | 3.77 | 0.677 | 3.38 | 0.701 | ||
Residence | F = 1.048 p = 0.352 |  | F = 0.595 p = 0.552 | |||
village | 3.55 | 0.801 | Â | 3.17 | 0.452 | Â |
countryside | 3.21 | 0.818 | 3.10 | 0.295 | ||
City center | 3.38 | 0.718 | 3.19 | 0.405 | ||
Frequency of exposer to Nutrition-related information at university | F = 2.382 p = 0.050 |  | F = 0.629 p = 0.643 | |||
Never | 3.27 | 0.797 | Â | 3.14 | 0.397 | Â |
seldom | 3.57 | 0.629 | 3.22 | 0.433 | ||
sometimes | 3.36 | 0.741 | 3.20 | 0.377 | ||
often | 3.91 | 0.901 | 3.30 | 0.246 | ||
always | 3.10 | 0.576 | 3.10 | 0.394 | ||
The level of perception of your health | F = 2.195 p = 0.090 |  | F = 0.924 p = 0.430 | |||
Poor | 3.02 | 0.583 | Â | 3.06 | 0.245 | Â |
moderate | 3.28 | 0.704 | Â | 3.21 | 0.334 | Â |
Good | 3.46 | 0.760 | Â | 3.18 | 0.431 | Â |
I do not know | 3.50 | 0.619 | Â | 2.99 | 0.778 | Â |
Frequency of eating out | F = 0.873 p = 0.481 |  | F = 1.572 p = 0.183 | |||
Seldom | 3.41 | 0.732 | Â | 3.17 | 0.412 | Â |
1–3 meals per weeks | 3.31 | 0.719 | 3.14 | 0.357 | ||
4–6 meals per weeks | 3.34 | 0.744 | 3.17 | 0.441 | ||
1–2 meals daily | 3.45 | 0.875 | 3.31 | 0.495 | ||
3 or more meals daily | 3.80 | 0.519 | 3.45 | 0.258 | ||
Smoking history | t = -0.447 p = 0.656 |  | t = -0.983 p = 0.327 | |||
Yes | 3.33 | 0.718 | Â | 3.13 | 0.371 | Â |
No | 3.38 | 0.742 | 3.19 | 0.406 | ||
The name of the nursing faculty | F = 3.080 p = 0.048 |  | F = 0.257 p = 0.773 | |||
Ardabil | 3.46 | 0.700 | Â | 3.16 | 0.405 | Â |
Germi | 3.27 | 0.752 | 3.21 | 0.422 | ||
Meshginshahr | 3.17 | 0.792 | 3.20 | 0.357 | ||