Research Article
Nutrition Knowledge among College of Basic Education Students in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
| | Students’ characteristics | All, n (%) | Males, n (%) | Females, n (%) | value |
| | Nationality | Kuwaiti | 597 (100) | 260 (43.6%) | 337 (56.4%) | 0.560 | | 537 (89.9) | 238 (91.5) | 299 (88.7) | | Non-Kuwaiti | 60 (10.1) | 22 (8.5) | 38 (11.3) |
| | Age | Age equal or less than 21 | 416 (69.8) | 157 (60.4) | 259 (76.9) | 0.116 | | Age 22–27 | 146 (24.5) | 92 (35.4) | 54 (16.0) | | Age equal or more 28 | 34 (5.7) | 11 (4.2) | 23 (6.8) |
| | Governorate | Al Asemah | 80 (13.4) | 45 (17.3) | 35 (10.4) | 0.086 | | Hawalli | 92 (15.4) | 46 (17.7) | 46 (13.6) | | Al Farwaniya | 132 (22.1) | 65 (25.0) | 67 (19.9) | | Al Ahmadi | 133 (22.3) | 32 (12.3) | 101 (30.0) | | Al Jahra | 105 (17.6) | 52 (20.0) | 53 (15.7) | | Mubarak Al-Kabeer | 55 (9.2) | 20 (7.7) | 35 (10.4) |
| | Major subject of study | Science and Technology | 119 (20.6) | 28 (10.8) | 91 (28.6) | <0.001 | | Humanities and Social Science Educational Technology Library and Information Science | 225 (38.9) | 110 (42.3) | 115 (36.2) | | Physical Education and Sport | 56 (9.7) | 46 (17.7) | 10 (3.1) | | Applied Arts and Music | 178 (30.8) | 76 (29.2) | 102 (32.1) |
| | Year of study | First year | 133 (22.4) | 87 (33.5) | 46 (13.6) | 0.001 | | Second year | 210 (35.4) | 30 (11.5) | 180 (53.4) | | Third year | 148 (25.0) | 75 (28.8) | 73 (21.7) | | Four or more | 102 (17.2) | 68 (26.2) | 34 (10.2) |
| | Marital status | Single | 483 (80.9) | 240 (92.3) | 243 (72.1) | <0.001 | | Married/divorced | 114 (19.1) | 20 (7.7) | 94 (27.9) |
| | Have children | No | 542 (90.8) | 250 (96.2) | 292 (86.6) | <0.001 | | Yes | 55 (9.2) | 10 (3.8) | 45 (13.4) |
| | No. of children (n = 55) | 1-2 children | 32 (58.2) | 4 (40.0) | 28 (62.2) | 0.198 | | 3-4 or more | 23 (41.8) | 6 (60.0) | 17 (37.8) |
| | Mother employment | Housewife | 241 (40.4) | 94 (36.2) | 147 (43.6) | 0.313 | | Works | 218 (36.5) | 97 (37.3) | 121 (35.9) | | Retired | 138 (23.1) | 69 (26.5) | 69 (20.5) |
| | BMI | Underweight | 46 (7.9) | 25 (9.6) | 21 (6.2) | 0.001 | | Normal weight | 266 (45.6) | 114 (43.8) | 152 (45.1) | | Overweight | 151 (25.9) | 49 (18.8) | 102 (30.3) | | Obese | 120 (20.6) | 65 (25.0) | 55 (16.3) |
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