Table 1 Correct responses to questions to measure dietitians’ knowledge of genetics and nutritional genomics [n (%)]
Multiple choice questions | Overall n = 1844 | US n = 461 | Australia n = 390 | UK n = 993 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A ‘gene’ is? | 1560 (84.6) | 391 (84.8) | 344 (88.2) | 825 (83.1) |
2 | A ‘chromosome’ is? | 1661 (90.1) | 422 (91.5) | 345 (88.5) | 894 (90.0) |
3 | An ‘allele’ is? | 796 (43.2) | 159 (34.5) | 194 (49.7) | 443 (44.6) |
4 | ‘Genotype’ is? | 1330 (72.1) | 307 (66.6) | 288 (73.8) | 735 (74.0) |
5 | ‘Phenotype’ is? | 1173 (63.6) | 260 (56.4) | 268 (68.7) | 645 (65.0) |
6 | A ‘polymorphism’ is? | 733 (39.8) | 174 (37.7) | 156 (40.0) | 403 (40.6) |
7 | A ‘mutation’ is? | 1399 (75.9) | 334 (72.5) | 314 (80.5) | 751 (75.6) |
8 | ‘PCR’ means? | 850 (46.1) | 176 (38.2) | 231 (59.2) | 443 (44.6) |
9 | What condition is not associated with the MTHFR 677C → T defect? | 346 (18.8) | 104 (22.6) | 55 (14.1) | 187 (18.8) |
10 | Which of the following is not a multi-factorial disease? | 1039 (56.3) | 226 (49.0) | 207 (53.1) | 606 (61.0) |
11 | Which of the following statements about genetic defects/disorders is false? | 1131 (61.3) | 313 (67.9) | 241 (61.8) | 577 (58.1) |
12 | In which condition is a genetic test regularly used? | 1652 (89.6) | 393 (85.2) | 353 (90.5) | 906 (91.2) |
13 | ‘Nutrigenetics’ is? | 600 (32.5) | 163 (35.4) | 139 (35.6) | 298 (30.0) |
14 | ‘Nutrigenomics’ is? | 618 (33.5) | 198 (43.0) | 131 (33.6) | 289 (29.1) |
15 | Which of the following applications is not part of nutritional genomics? | 1262 (68.4) | 343 (74.4) | 259 (66.4) | 660 (66.5) |
16 | Which of the following defects interacts with dietary fat intake to influence the risk of CVD? | 457 (24.8) | 140 (30.4) | 92 (23.6) | 225 (22.7) |