Table 1 Demographic characteristics and KAP scores.

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards urinary system stones among the Chengdu population

Characteristics

N (%)

Knowledge

Attitude

Practice

Score

P

Score

P

Score

P

Total

 

9.36 ± 4.23

 

37.75 ± 7.2

 

30.77 ± 4

 

Gender

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

< 0.001

 Male

483 (47.63)

8.39 ± 4.44

 

36.04 ± 8.04

 

29.99 ± 3.98

 

 Female

531 (52.37)

10.25 ± 3.83

 

39.31 ± 5.93

 

31.49 ± 3.89

 

BMI, kg/m2

  

 < 0.001

 

0.001

 

< 0.001

 < 18.5

63 (6.21)

10.3 ± 3.97

 

38.7 ± 7.304

 

30.54 ± 3.868

 

 18.5–23.9

556 (54.83)

9.92 ± 4.01

 

38.57 ± 6.573

 

31.28 ± 4.045

 

 > 23.9

395 (38.95)

8.42 ± 4.411

 

36.45 ± 7.823

 

30.1 ± 3.87

 

Residence

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

< 0.001

 Urban

188 (18.54)

7 ± 4.35

 

34.02 ± 8.22

 

28.85 ± 3.4

 

 Rural

826 (81.46)

9.9 ± 4.02

 

38.61 ± 6.67

 

31.21 ± 4

 

Education

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

< 0.001

 Primary school or below

78 (7.69)

4.64 ± 2.74

 

30.62 ± 8.33

 

27.6 ± 3.41

 

 Middle school/high school/vocational school

201 (19.82)

6.15 ± 3.49

 

31.04 ± 7.3

 

28.54 ± 3.19

 

 Junior college/bachelor's degree

522 (51.48)

10.46 ± 3.81

 

40.09 ± 5.22

 

31.44 ± 3.85

 

 Master's degree or above

213 (21.01)

11.42 ± 3.25

 

40.98 ± 4.48

 

32.4 ± 3.76

 

Medical related occupation

  

0.087

 

0.334

 

0.023

 Yes

99 (9.76)

9.79 ± 4.6

 

36.84 ± 8.09

 

29.99 ± 4.45

 

 No

915 (90.24)

9.31 ± 4.19

 

37.85 ± 7.09

 

30.86 ± 3.95

 

High environmental temperature at work?

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

< 0.001

 Yes

91 (8.97)

7.18 ± 4.39

 

33.49 ± 8.87

 

28.79 ± 4.09

 

 No

923 (91.03)

9.58 ± 4.16

 

38.17 ± 6.88

 

30.97 ± 3.94

 

Monthly income, Yuan

  

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

< 0.001

 < 5000

282 (27.81)

6.93 ± 4.03

 

33.35 ± 8.07

 

28.96 ± 3.56

 

 5001–10,000

418 (41.22)

9.74 ± 4.22

 

38.44 ± 6.59

 

31.13 ± 4.02

 

 10,001–20,000

196 (19.33)

11.07 ± 3.3

 

40.4 ± 5.07

 

31.72 ± 3.82

 

 > 20,000

118 (11.64)

10.98 ± 3.51

 

41.46 ± 4.58

 

32.27 ± 3.78

 

Family history of urinary system stones

  

0.001

 

0.049

 

0.115

 Yes

230 (22.68)

10.23 ± 3.97

 

38.48 ± 7.22

 

30.39 ± 4.42

 

 No

784 (77.32)

9.11 ± 4.28

 

37.54 ± 7.18

 

30.89 ± 3.87

 

Medical history of urinary system diseases

  

0.977

 

0.082

 

0.416

 Yes

237 (23.37)

9.43 ± 4.06

 

38.54 ± 7.19

 

30.95 ± 4.05

 

 No

777 (76.63)

9.34 ± 4.29

 

37.51 ± 7.19

 

30.72 ± 3.99

 

Underlying medical conditions

  

0.037

 

0.831

 

0.618

 No

885 (87.28)

9.45 ± 4.26

 

37.71 ± 7.22

 

30.76 ± 4.03

 

 Yes

129 (12.72)

8.78 ± 4.02

 

38.06 ± 7.1

 

30.9 ± 3.79

 
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