Table 1 Descriptive characteristics (mean ± SD, frequency (%)) for the total sample and subgroups
Total sample (n = 220) a | People with low knowledge and high intention (n = 70) | People with high knowledge and high intention (n = 44) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mediator | Effect on energy intake | Mean ± SD | 1.10 ± 147 | −27.88 ± 132 | −30.66 ± 126 |
Increase in energy intake | Frequency (%) | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
Maintenance of high energy intake | 17 | 10 | 18 | ||
Maintenance of moderate energy intake | 55 | 57 | 59 | ||
Maintenance of low or recommended energy intake | 16 | 16 | 11 | ||
Decrease in energy intake | 6 | 9 | 7 | ||
Effect on attitude | Mean ± SD | −0.69 ± 1.34 | −0.61 ± 1.15 | −0.64 ± 1.35 | |
Negative change in attitude | Frequency (%) | 10 | 7 | 2 | |
Maintenance of low attitude | 23 | 19 | 25 | ||
Maintenance of moderate attitude | 34 | 40 | 32 | ||
Maintenance of high attitude | 5 | 4 | 7 | ||
Positive change in attitude | 27 | 30 | 34 | ||
Effect on subjective knowledge | Mean ± SD | −0.05 ± 0.94 | −0.12 ± 0.99 | −0.07 ± 0.71 | |
Negative change in knowledge | Frequency (%) | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Maintenance of low knowledge | 11 | 13 | 9 | ||
Maintenance of moderate knowledge | 23 | 30 | 14 | ||
Maintenance of high knowledge | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||
Positive change in knowledge | 49 | 40 | 61 | ||
Use of information b | Mean ± SD | 2.90 ± 1.51 | 3.03 ± 1.47 | 3.21 ± 1.52 | |
Never | Frequency (%) | 27 | 24 | 23 | |
Rarely | 20 | 16 | 14 | ||
Occasionally | 15 | 17 | 14 | ||
Sometimes | 24 | 27 | 30 | ||
Regularly | 10 | 13 | 16 | ||
Often | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Always | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Subjective understanding of information b | Mean ± SD | 4.54 ± 1.25 | 4.54 ± 1.23 | 4.45 ± 1.17 | |
Totally disagree | Frequency (%) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Disagree | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||
Rather disagree | 11 | 13 | 16 | ||
Neither agree, nor disagree | 30 | 33 | 34 | ||
Rather agree | 26 | 27 | 25 | ||
Agree | 22 | 17 | 18 | ||
Totally agree | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
Objective understanding of information | Mean ± SD | 10.19 ± 2.25 | 9.63 ± 2.29 | 10.32 ± 1.91 | |
Liking of information b | Mean ± SD | 4.35 ± 1.06 | 4.43 ± 1.02 | 4.56 ± 1.00 | |
Not like at all | Frequency (%) | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Moderately dislike | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
Slightly dislike | 12 | 9 | 5 | ||
Neutral | 34 | 34 | 34 | ||
Slightly like | 39 | 41 | 39 | ||
Moderately like | 11 | 11 | 18 | ||
Like very much | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Moderator | Objective nutrition knowledge | Mean ± SD | 9.10 ± 1.53 | 7.03 ± 1.65 | 11.92 ± 1.76 |
Intention to change diet b | Mean ± SD | 4.65 ± 1.16 | 5.53 ± 0.63 | 5.44 ± 0.58 | |
Very unlikely | Frequency (%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Unlikely | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rather unlikely | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
Neutral | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rather likely | 35 | 54 | 59 | ||
Likely | 18 | 37 | 34 | ||
Very likely | 4 | 9 | 7 |