Socio-demographic characteristics |
n |
Frequency n (%) |
Mean ± S.D |
|
Region |
647 |
North Zone |
109 (16.9) |
|
East Coast |
162 (25.0) |
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Central Zone |
63 (9.7) |
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South Zone |
50 (7.7) |
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Sabah |
74 (11.5) |
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Sarawak |
189 (29.2) |
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Area |
647 |
Urban |
272 (42.0) |
|
Rural |
375 (55.3) |
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Sex |
647 |
Male |
289 (44.7) |
|
Female |
358 (55.3) |
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Age |
647 |
Form 1 (13 years old) |
215 (33.2) |
14.0 ± 0.9 |
Form 2 (14 years old) |
222 (34.3) |
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Form 3 (15 years old) |
210 (32.5) |
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Ethnicity |
647 |
Malay |
555 (85.7) |
|
Chinese |
3 (0.5) |
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Peninsular aborigines |
6 (0.9) |
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Sabah indigenous |
67 (10.4) |
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Sarawak indigenous |
9 (1.4) |
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Others |
7 (1.1) |
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| Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of adolescents | ||||
Section/ Dimension |
Number of items |
Eigen value |
Percentage of variance explained |
Range of factor loadings |
|
Test-retest reliability |
Range of item-to-total correlations |
|
Knowledge |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.654 |
0.631** |
-- |
|
Attitude |
27 |
-- |
33.81 |
-- |
0.845 |
0.358** |
-- |
|
Dimension 1: Attitude towards food and physical activity functions |
6 |
2.421 |
8.97 |
0.405~0.670 |
0.797 |
0.069 |
0.491~0.628 |
|
Dimension 2: Attitude towards food and physical activity choices |
8 |
2.391 |
8.86 |
0.355~0.641 |
0.749 |
0.549** |
0.336~0.524 |
|
Dimension 3: Attitude towards growth and development |
8 |
2.292 |
8.49` |
0.315~0.603 |
0.759 |
0.259** |
0.310~0.573 |
|
Dimension 4: Attitude towards dietary and physical activity recommendations |
5 |
2.026 |
7.50 |
0.302~0.546 |
0.643 |
0.176 |
0.314~0.485 |
|
Practice |
28 |
-- |
37.84 |
-- |
0.636 |
0.481** |
-- |
|
Dimension 1: Meal frequency |
4 |
2.141 |
7.65 |
0.453~0.787 |
0.750 |
0.299** |
0.450~0.648 |
|
Dimension 2: Daily intake of food groups |
5 |
1.858 |
6.64 |
0.318~0.744 |
0.684 |
0.232* |
0.253~0.571 |
|
Dimension 3: Energy dense food intake |
5 |
1.857 |
6.63 |
0.535~0.682 |
0.734 |
0.353** |
0.488~0.577 |
|
Dimension 4: Food selection and menu planning |
4 |
1.655 |
5.91 |
0.463~0.744 |
0.674 |
0.353** |
0.363~0.558 |
|
Dimension 5: Physical activity practices |
4 |
1.614 |
5.76 |
0.331~0.641 |
0.656 |
0.386** |
0.253~0.504 |
|
| *p<0.05; **p<0.01 Table 2: Summary results of factor analysis and reliability for knowledge, attitude and practice towards healthy lifestyle |
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Attitude Section of KAP-HLQ |
Practice Section of KAP-HLQ |
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Dimension |
Dimension 1: Attitude towards food and physical activity functions |
Dimension 2: Attitude towards food and physical activity choices |
Dimension 3: Attitude towards growth and development |
Dimension 1: Meal frequency |
Dimension 2: Daily intake of food groups |
Dimension 3: Energy dense food intake |
Dimension 4: Food selection and menu planning |
Dimension 5: Physical activity practices |
Attitude of KAP-HLQ |
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Dimension 2: Attitude towards food and physical activity choices |
0.156** |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Dimension 3: Attitude towards growth and development |
0.629** |
0.116** |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Dimension 4: Attitude towards dietary and physical activity recommendations |
0.470** |
0.332** |
0.439** |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Practice of KAP-HLQ |
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Dimension 2: Daily intake of food groups |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.061 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Dimension 3: Energy dense food intake |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.403** |
-0.102** |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Dimension 4: Food selection and menu planning |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-0.069 |
0.144** |
0.020` |
-- |
-- |
Dimension 5: Physical activity practices |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.234** |
0.088* |
-0.071 |
0.317** |
-- |
Dimension 6: Sedentary activities |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.015 |
0.026 |
0.148** |
0.057 |
-0.124** |
| * p<0.05; **p<0.01 Table 3: Inter-correlations between dimensions of attitude and practice on healthy lifestyle |
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