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Table 2 Table showing the dietary habits of students according to gender

From: Exploring the relationship between the big five personality characteristics and dietary habits among students in a Ghanaian University

 

Total

Males

Females

P – value

Disinhibition

19.0

20.9

16.5

0.635

Cognitive Restraint

25.2

21.7

30

0.060

Emotional eating

19.5

15.7

24.7

0.024*

Pickiness

29.0

24.8

34.7

0.031*

Neophagia

33.8

28.7

40.6

0.013*

Food interest

47.5

47.4

47.6

0.960

Variety

43.8

42.6

45.3

0.593

Skipped meals

44.0

43

45.3

0.654

Fiber consumption

23.2

19.1

28.8

0.023*

Fruits and vegetables

58.2

56.5

60.5

0.415

Fats moderation

45.8

44.3

47.6

0.513

Sugar moderation

36.2

42.4

31.7

0.029*

Salt moderation

45.5

49.6

40

0.058