Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dietary salt among older adults in Abha, Saudi Arabia

Table 3 Correlations between sociodemographic variables and knowledge, attitudes, practices, and overall KAP regarding salt consumption (n = 200)

Characteristics	Knowledge		Attitude		Practice		Overall (KAP)
Characteristics	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
Age	− 0.061	0.393	− 0.139*	0.049	− 0.192**	0.006	− 0.212**	0.003
Gender	0.016	0.825	0.109	0.124	0.041	0.563	0.082	0.247
Educational levels	0.124	0.081	− 0.018	0.796	− 0.047	0.505	− 0.046	0.513
Financial status	− 0.018	0.803	− 0.118	0.096	− 0.014	0.843	− 0.063	0.374
Marital status	− 0.044	0.536	− 0.154*	0.029	− 0.216**	0.002	− 0.236**	0.001
Occupation before retirement	− 0.011	0.878	− 0.143*	0.043	− 0.006	0.932	− 0.053	0.454
BMI	0.000	0.999	− 0.196**	0.005	− 0.213**	0.002	− 0.243**	0.001
Presence of a chronic illness	0.052	0.467	− 0.008	0.910	− 0.183**	0.010	− 0.160*	0.024
Type of diet	0.202**	0.004	0.181*	0.010	− 0.011	0.879	0.082	0.249

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level, 0 to < 0.25: Weak correlation, 0.25 to < 0.75: Moderate correlation, 0.75 to < 1: Strong correlation, 1: Prefect correlation. Body mass index (BMI)

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