Research Article

Is Field of Study or Location Associated with College Students' Snacking Patterns?

Table 3

Frequencies of correct and incorrect responses, and overall summary statistics, from 513 college undergraduates on the snack knowledge test.

Correct answerHRFa ( 𝑁 = 2 3 6 ) % CorrectSigbNHRFa ( 𝑁 = 2 7 7 ) % Correct

Part I stem of question: which is a characteristic of a healthy snack?
 High in fiberYes96.4ns94.3
 Low in trans fatYes92.9ns90.5
 Low in cholesterolYes97.3ns93.9
 High in caloriesNo97.3 * 92.8
 Low in vitamins/mineralsNo96.4ns94.3
 High in saturated fatNo97.8ns95.4
 Low in sugarYes94.2 * 87.8
 High in saltNo98.7 * 94.7
Part II stem of question: which snack is …?
 Lowest in salt (among grapes, corn chips, light cheddar cheese)grapes93.9ns93.7
 Highest in fiber (among French fries, popcorn, cottage cheese)popcorn40.0ns39.6
 Highest in trans fat (among pretzels, French fries, apples)French fries91.7ns90.3
 Lowest in cholesterol (among carrots, cheese pizza, whole milk)carrots94.4 * 88.8
 Highest in saturated fat (among peaches in syrup, raisin bagel, cheese pizza)cheese pizza75.2ns73.9
 Lowest in calories (among candy bar, potato chips, light yogurt)light yogurt93.9ns94.4
Overall Knowledge Test Summary Statistics (Mean ± SD)
 Part I (out of 8 possible points) 7 . 5 ± 1 . 4 ns 7 . 3 ± 1 . 6
 Part II (out of 6 possible points) 4 . 9 ± 1 . 0 ns 4 . 8 ± 1 . 0
 Total Score (out of 14 possible points) 1 2 . 4 ± 2 . 0 ns 1 2 . 1 ± 2 . 0

aHRF: Health-related fields, NHRF: Nonhealth-related fields.
bStatistical significance for comparison of HRF and NHRF, ns: not significant ( 𝑃 0 . 0 5 ); * 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 ; ** 𝑃 < 0 . 0 1 .