Research Article
Effect of Social Beliefs on Consumption of Dairy Products and Its Predicting Factors Based on the Transtheoretical Model: A Population-Based Study
Table 3
Participant frequency in each stage of TTM based on gender and dairy consumption.
| | Change stages | Male (n = 506) N (%) or mean (IQR) | Female (n = 475) N (%) or mean (IQR) |
| | Nonconsumer (n = 280) | Precontemplation | 59 (11.66) | 34 (7.15) | | Contemplation | 67 (13.24) | 39 (8.21) | | Preparing | 43 (8.49) | 38 (8.00) | | Total | 169 (33.39) | 111 (23.31) |
| | Consumer (n = 642) | Action | 69 (13.63) | 39 (8.21) | | Maintenance | 59 (11.66) | 95 (20.00) | | Termination | 181 (35.77) | 199 (41.89) | | Total | 309 (61.06) | 333 (70.10) |
| | Total missing (n = 59) | 28 (5.53) | 31 (6.52) |
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IQR: interquartile range.
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