Table 2 Description and comparison of nutrition knowledge, attitude and practice of study subjects as per intervention and control groups at baseline and 6th month of study

Nutrition knowledge 1

20.00 ± 3.00

22.59 ± 1.92

19.26 ± 2.64

20.31 ± 2.54

Nutrition knowledge 2

8.41 ± 2.00

9.00 ± 0.85

8.43 ± 0.98

8.43 ± 0.85

Nutrition attitude

29.44 ± 5.41

29.09 ± 3.68

29.77 ± 4.16

30.03 ± 2.75

Nutrition practice

17.44 ± 1.73

17.41 ± 1.28

17.60 ± 2.33

17.89 ± 2.23

EAT-26 score

16.03 ± 9.52

18.76 ± 10.83

15.34 ± 8.44

15.54 ± 10.12

TFEQ-18

Cognitive resistant

14.59 ± 3.03

15.26 ± 3.02

14.77 ± 2.60

15.14 ± 2.77

Uncontrolled eating

23.56 ± 3.77

23.62 ± 3.45

23.17 ± 3.46

24.46 ± 3.62

Emotional eating

10.12 ± 1.63

10.35 ± 1.79

9.89 ± 1.98

9.83 ± 2.01

Total score

48.26 ± 6.19

49.23 ± 5.97

47.83 ± 6.35

49.43 ± 6.32

Physical activity knowledge

6.97 ± 1.68

7.18 ± 1.60

7.23 ± 1.26

7.37 ± 1.35

Physical activity attitude

19.47 ± 7.69

18.53 ± 5.49

20.54 ± 5.07

19.43 ± 4.62

Physical activity practice

15.82 ± 3.63

14.68 ± 2.51

18.11 ± 3.60

17.89 ± 3.43

IPAQ score

1413.00 (2665.50)^‡

2446.50 (2863.50)^‡

847.50 (1193.75)^‡

613.20 (1498.00)^‡