Table 4 Nutrition knowledge (NK) scores: Baseline vs. post-intervention samples.
From: Multicomponent intervention increases nutrition knowledge scores in rural China
Variables | Baseline sample(n = 275) | Post-intervention sample(n = 275) | Between-sample comparison | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NK score | Intra-group Comparison | NK score | Intra-group Comparison | |||||||
Median (Q1-Q3)* | Min–Max# | Statistic | p-value | Median (Q1-Q3) | Min–Max | Statistic | p-value | StatisticΨ | p-value | |
All | 60.0 (54.0–66.0) | 32.0–96.0 | 70.0(64.0–74.0) | 32.0–96.0 | 10.862 | 0.000 | ||||
Gender | 2.651Ψ | 0.008 | 0.675Ψ | 0.500 | ||||||
Male | 58.0(52.0–66.0) | 10.0–84.0 | 70.0(64.0–74.0) | 34.0–92.0 | 7.441 | 0.000 | ||||
Female | 62.0(56.0–68.0) | 18.0–78.0 | 70.0(64.0–74.0) | 32.0–96.0 | 7.930 | 0.000 | ||||
Age group, years | 56.701 £ | 0.000 | 0.498 £ | 0.779 | ||||||
18–34 | 64.0(56.0–70.0) | 10.0–84.0 | 70.0(66.0–74.0) | 42.0–96.0 | 5.239 | 0.000 | ||||
35–49 | 58.0(54.0–66.0) | 20.0–78.0 | 70.0(64.0–74.0) | 48.0–90.0 | 7.451 | 0.000 | ||||
50–64 | 56.0(48.0–62.0) | 20.0–74.0 | 70.0(62.0–74.0) | 32.0–96.0 | 6.561 | 0.000 | ||||
Village | 19.174 £ | 0.000 | 10.224 £ | 0.037 | ||||||
JTC village | 62.0(56.0–70.0)γ | 28.0–84.0 | 72.0(60.0–76.0) | 32.0–86.0 | 3.865 | 0.000 | ||||
LY village | 62.0(54.0–66.0) | 10.0–74.0 | 68.0(64.0–74.0) | 40.0–90.0 | 5.092 | 0.000 | ||||
QY village | 62.0(56.0–70.0)ξ | 36.0–80.0 | 70.0(62.0–74.0) | 34.0–88.0 | 2.840 | 0.005 | ||||
SLS village | 58.0(44.0–64.0)γξ | 18.0–74.0 | 72.0(66.0–76.0) | 56.0–96.0 | 7.189 | 0.000 | ||||
ZW village | 58.0(54.0–64.0) | 42.0–72.0 | 69.0(60.0–74.0) | 48.0–80.0 | 5.062 | 0.000 | ||||
Educational level | 113.309£ | 0.000 | 8.359 £ | 0.039 | ||||||
Primary school and below | 56.0(50.0–62.0)γξ | 18.0–74.0 | 72.0(61.5–76.0) | 40.0–88.0 | 5.741 | 0.000 | ||||
Junior high school | 56.0(50.0–64.0)πδ | 18.0–74.0 | 70.0(62.0–74.0) | 32.0–96.0 | 7.541 | 0.000 | ||||
High school/Vocational school/Technical school | 64.0(57.5–68.0)γπ | 10.0–80.0 | 68.0(62.0–74.0) | 44.0–96.0 | 3.132 | 0.000 | ||||
College degree and above | 68.0(62.0–72.0)ξδ | 44.0–84.0 | 72.0(66.0–78.0) | 46.0–86.0 | 4.312 | 0.000 | ||||
Occupation | −4.155Ψ | 0.000 | −0.427 Ψ | 0.670 | ||||||
Healthcare, Food, Education, Wellness-related Industries | 66.0(61.0–70.0) | 18.0–76.0 | 70.0(64.0–74.0) | 48.0–96.0 | 2.291 | 0.022 | ||||
Other industries | 60.0(54.0–66.0) | 10.0–84.0 | 70.0(64.0–74.0) | 32.0–90.0 | 10.826 | 0.000 | ||||
Common chronic illness | −1.682 Ψ | 0.093 | −0.552 Ψ | 0.581 | ||||||
Yes | 62.0(54.0–68.0) | 38.0–74.0 | 70.0(62.0–79.0) | 48.0–96.0 | 10.030 | 0.000 | ||||
No | 58.0(52.0–64.0) | 10.0–84.0 | 70.0(64.0–74.0) | 32.0–96.0 | 4.252 | 0.000 | ||||
