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

Table 5

Association of the factors with MNT knowledge, attitude, and practice scores.

Category	KAP score		Knowledge score		Attitude score		Practice score
	OR (95.0% CI)		OR (95.0% CI)		OR (95.0% CI)		OR (95.0% CI)
Gender
Male	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Female	1.24 (1.10–1.40)	0.001	1.08 (0.96–1.22)	0.212	0.86 (0.77–0.96)	0.008	1.23 (1.10–1.39)	0.000
Age (y)
18–65	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
>65	1.02 (0.89–1.17)	0.744	0.92 (0.80–1.06)	0.260	0.99 (0.87–1.12)	0.833	0.99 (0.87–1.12)	0.872
BMI
>24	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
<24	1.17 (1.05–1.31)	0.007	1.21 (1.08–1.37)	0.001	0.95 (0.85–1.06)	0.341	1.12 (1.00–1.25)	0.050
Duration (y)
10-	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
1–10	1.03 (0.91–1.16)	0.689	1.03 (0.91–1.17)	0.639	1.02 (0.91–1.14)	0.718	0.92 (0.82–1.04)	0.164
Education
Middle school or below	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Senior high school	1.65 (1.42–1.91)	0.000	1.50 (1.29–1.75)	0.000	1.22 (1.06–1.41)	0.005	1.40 (1.21–1.62)	0.000
Junior college	2.30 (1.95–2.72)	0.000	2.11 (1.78–2.50)	0.000	1.17 (1.00–1.36)	0.052	2.12 (1.81–2.50)	0.000
Undergraduate or above	2.92 (2.47–3.45)	0.000	2.58 (2.18–3.05)	0.000	1.25 (1.07–1.45)	0.005	2.65 (2.26–3.12)	0.000
Occupation
In service	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Retiree	1.55 (1.34–1.79)	0.000	1.51 (1.30–1.75)	0.000	1.35 (1.17–1.54)	0.000	1.44 (1.25–1.66)	0.000
MNT education
No	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
Yes	5.06 (4.50–5.69)	0.000	5.45 (4.81–6.17)	0.000	0.87 (0.78–0.97)	0.013	3.45 (3.08–3.86)	0.000