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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of medical students

From: Nutrition knowledge and attitude in medical students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2017–2018

Variable

Mean ± SD or n (%)

Age

24.51 ± 1.64

Sex

 Male

96 (43.6%)

 Female

124 (56.4%)

Marital status

 Single

170 (77.3%)

 Married

47 (21.4%)

 Other

3 (1.4%)

The amount of professional study per day

 Less than 60 min

71 (32.3%)

 60–120 min

75 (34.1%)

 Above 120 min

74 (33.6%)

Interest in nutritional issues

 Very low

21 (9.5%)

 Low

26 (11.8%)

 Average

114 (51.8%)

 High

35 (15.9%)

 Very high

24 (10.9%)

Passing a specific nutrition course or class out of the curriculum

 Yes

21 (9.5%)

 No

199 (90.5%)

Having a disease that needs a special diet

 Yes

15 (6.4%)

 No

205 (93.6%)

Type of disease

 PCOS

3 (20%)

 Diabetes

1 (6.7%)

 Fatty liver

2 (13.3%)

 Obesity

8 (53.3%)

 Cancer

1 (6.7%)