Research Article

A Cross-Sectional Study of General Nutrition Knowledge among Nursing Students in the UAE

Table 3

Relationship between perception of diet-disease and weight management and GNKQ (n = 100).

General nutrition knowledge questionnaire-revised (GNKQ-R)Diet-disease and weight management
r

Dietary recommendations0.498<0.001
Food groups0.617<0.001
Healthy food choices0.681<0.001
Overall nutrition knowledge0.642<0.001

r: Pearson coefficient = small (r = 0.1); medium (r = 0.3); large (r = 0.4); and bigger (>0.4). : statistically significant at .