Influencing Factors of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding Medical Nutrition Therapy in Patients with Diabetes: A National Cross-Sectional Study in Urban China

Table 4

Factors associated with MNT KAP, knowledge, attitude, and practice, scores [ (%)].

Category	KAP score (%)		Knowledge score (%)		Attitude score (%)		Practice score (%)
	Good	Poor	Good	Poor	Good	Poor	Good	Poor
Gender
Female	1447 (47.27)	1614 (52.73)	1155 (37.73)	1906 (62.27)	1116 (36.46)	1945 (63.54)	1389 (45.37)	1672 (54.63)
Male	1481 (43.82)	1899 (56.18)	1242 (36.75)	2138 (63.25)	1341 (39.67)	2039 (60.33)	1435 (42.46)	1945 (57.54)
Age
18–65	1702 (42.60)	2293 (57.40)	1418 (35.49)	2577 (64.51)	1491 (37.32)	2504 (62.68)	1677 (41.98)	2318 (58.02)
65-	1226 (50.12)	1220 (49.88)	979 (40.02)	1467 (59.98)	966 (39.49)	1480 (60.51)	1147 (46.89)	1299 (53.11)
BMI
<24	1326 (47.51)	1465 (52.49)	1100 (39.41)	1691 (60.59)	1041 (37.30)	1750 (62.70)	1266 (45.36)	1525 (54.64)
24-	1602 (43.89)	2048 (56.11)	1297 (35.53)	2353 (64.47)	1416 (38.79)	2234 (61.21)	1558 (42.68)	2092 (57.32)
Duration (y)
1–10	1727 (43.23)	2268 (56.77)	1406 (35.19)	2589 (64.81)	1500 (37.55)	2495 (62.45)	1716 (42.95)	2279 (57.05)
10-	1200 (49.10)	1244 (50.90)	990 (40.51)	1454 (59.49)	956 (39.12)	1488 (60.88)	1107 (45.29)	1337 (54.71)
Education
Middle school or below	948 (35.24)	1742 (64.76)	768 (28.55)	1922 (71.45)	958 (35.61)	1732 (64.39)	936 (34.80)	1754 (65.20)
Senior high school	719 (47.40)	798 (52.60)	579 (38.17)	938 (61.83)	618 (40.74)	899 (59.26)	664 (43.77)	853 (56.23)
Junior college	590 (54.88)	485 (45.12)	489 (45.49)	586 (54.51)	421 (39.16)	654 (60.84)	574 (53.40)	501 (46.60)
Undergraduate or above	671 (57.89)	488 (42.11)	561 (48.40)	598 (51.60)	460 (39.69)	699 (60.31)	650 (56.08)	509 (43.92)
Occupation
Retiree	1888 (50.40)	1858 (49.60)	1535 (40.98)	2211 (59.02)	1508 (40.26)	2238 (59.74)	1782 (47.57)	1904 (50.83)
In service	814 (40.60)	1191 (59.40)	673 (33.57)	1332 (66.43)	704 (35.11)	1301 (64.89)	809 (40.35)	1196 (59.65)
MNT education
Yes	2181 (63.22)	1269 (36.78)	1874 (54.32)	1576 (45.68)	1293 (37.48)	2157 (62.52)	1988 (57.62)	1462 (42.38)
No	747 (24.97)	2244 (75.03)	523 (17.49)	2468 (82.51)	1164 (38.92)	1827 (61.08)	836 (27.95)	2155 (72.05)