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 4
Comparison of demographic characteristics and dairy product consumption between consumer and nonconsumer groups.
| | Demographic characteristics | Nonconsumer (N = 280) N (%) or mean (IQR) | Consumer (N = 642) N (%) or mean (IQR) | Value |
| | Gender | Male | 169 (35.35) | 309 (64.64) | <0.001a | | Female | 111 (25.00) | 333 (75.00) |
| | Age (Years) | 28 (20–39) | 26 (19–40) | 0.030b |
| | Household size (no.) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 0.450b |
| | Marital status (married) | 142 (50.71) | 311 (48.44) | 0.230a |
| | Educational level (completed high school and lower) | 116 (41.42) | 336 (52.33) | 0.004a |
| | Job (employed) | 135 (48.21) | 263 (40.96) | 0.040a |
| | Opium addiction (yes) | 13 (4.64) | 5 (0.77) | <0.001a |
| | Income (dollars per month) | 400 (220–1000) | 333 (216–833) | 0.470b |
| | Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 24.20 (21.40–26.60) | 23.80 (20.70–26.80) | 0.650b |
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aChi-square test. bMann–Whitney test. IQR: interquartile range.
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