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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the samples in participating countries i)

From: Knowledge, attitude and behaviour of university students regarding salt and iodine: a multicentre cross-sectional study in six countries in Europe and Asia

Country

No of participants

Gender

[% male]

Age

[median (IQR)]

ΒΜΙ ≥ 25

[%]

Nutrition lectures [%]

Interested in nutrition [%]

Germany

371

65.0a

22.0 (20.0–24.0)a,b

20.0a,d,e

12.2a

82.5a,b

Greece

403

49.4b

21.0 (20.0–21.0)c

26.8a,b

6.5a

75.2a

Poland

484

50.0b

21.0 (20.0–23.0)d

22.5a,d,e

9.7a

85.5b

Slovenia

400

28.0c

22.0 (20.0–24.0)a

29.3a,c

50.5b

85.0b,c

Sri Lanka

400

43.8b

22.0 (21.0–23.0)b

17.5d

21.8c

87.0b,d

Taiwan

401

47.6b

19.0 (18.0–21.0)e

27.4b,c,e

28.2c

60.3e

Total

2459

42.7

21.0 (20.0–23.0)

23.9

21.2

79.4

  1. i) Countries with non-significant differences are denoted with the same letter; those with significant differences are denoted with different letters