Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 590 Chinese adults participating in the assessment of the weight management nutrition knowledge questionnaire for Chinese adults (C-WMNKQ) (N = 590).
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 118 (20.0%) |
Female | 472 (80.0%) |
Age(years) | |
18–34 | 395 (66.9%) |
35–54 | 189 (32.0%) |
≥55 | 6 (1.1%) |
Ethnics | |
Han ethnic group | 577 (97.8%) |
Other ethnic groups | 13 (2.2%) |
BMI group | |
Underweighta | 86 (14.6%) |
Normalb | 386 (65.4%) |
Overweightc | 93 (15.8%) |
People with obesityd | 25 (4.2%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 330 (55.9%) |
Married | 255 (43.2%) |
Divorced/Widowed | 5 (0.9%) |
Residence | |
Cities and towns | 511 (86.6%) |
Countryside | 79 (13.4%) |
Education | |
Junior high school or below | 8 (1.4%) |
High school or vocational school | 12 (2.0%) |
College | 31 (5.3%) |
Undergraduate | 395 (66.9%) |
Master’s degree or above | 144 (24.4%) |
Per capita monthly household income | |
<3000RMB | 41 (6.9%) |
3000–5000RMB | 111 (18.8%) |
5001–8000RMB | 173 (29.3%) |
>8000RMB | 265 (44.9%) |
Occupations | |
Health care institutions | 237 (40.2%) |
Food & Beverage Industry | 17 (2.9%) |
Education related institutions | 72 (12.2%) |
Health related industries | 14 (2.4%) |
Others | 250 (42.3%) |
Have nutrition-related chronic diseases | |
Yes | 77 (13.1%) |
No | 513 (86.9%) |
