Table 4 Gender differences in attitudes to statements regarding food and health in a Swedish population
Completely agree N (%) | Agree to an extent N (%) | Disagree to an extent N (%) | Totally disagree N (%) | No opinion N (%) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I am interested in diet | 0.088 | |||||
Female | 102 (33) | 174 (57) | 9 (3) | 17 (6) | 3 (1) | |
Male | 59 (24) | 157 (63) | 13 (5) | 14 (6) | 5 (2) | |
I often read new findings on diet in the media | 0.029 | |||||
Female | 48 (16) | 160 (53) | 39 (13) | 44 (15) | 13 (4) | |
Male | 23 (9) | 119 (48) | 48 (19) | 48 (19) | 10 (4) | |
A healthy lifestyle is important to me | 0.015 | |||||
Female | 107 (35) | 162 (54) | 19 (6) | 8 (3) | 6 (2) | |
Male | 63 (25) | 160 (65) | 17 (7) | 8 (3) | 0 (0) | |
I worry that my diet is unhealthy | 0.778 | |||||
Female | 10 (3) | 103 (34) | 53 (17) | 130 (43) | 8 (3) | |
Male | 9 (4) | 81 (33) | 53 (22) | 96 (39) | 7 (3) | |
I often have anxiety over my diet being unhealthy | 0.015 | |||||
Female | 10 (3) | 46 (15) | 48 (16) | 197 (65) | 3 (1) | |
Male | 0 (0) | 28 (11) | 34 (14) | 181 (73) | 5 (2) |