Intergenerational educational mobility is associated with cardiovascular disease risk behaviours in a cohort of young Australian adults: The Childhood Determinants of Adult Health (CDAH) Study

Table 2 Prevalence (%) of healthy lifestyle score items by education categories in males

	Non- Smoker	BMI <25 kg/m²	LTPA >3 hrs/week	Alcohol <20 g/day	Low salt use	Uses skim milk	Fish ≥ 2 times/week	Meat <5 times/week	Fruit/veg. ≥ 7 times/week	Uses low fat spread
Parent's education
High	58	48	39	84	25	48	50	19	8	79
Intermediate	61	41	36	85	29	45	50	14	8	70
Low	54	30	36	86	24	44	49	16	6	76
P-value	0.17	<0.01	0.63	0.84	0.211	0.63	0.96	0.28	0.52	0.05
Participant's education
High	68	46	46	85	30	50	50	21	10	79
Intermediate	54	31	32	84	24	44	50	15	6	70
Low	43	39	29	86	22	41	48	10	6	76
P-value	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	0.92	0.08	0.10	0.93	<0.01	0.10	0.02
Educational mobility
Stable high	66	50	42	84	27	50	49	23	10	81
Stable intermediate	62	31	30	82	24	40	51	14	5	67
Stable low	45	31	27	85	17	39	43	8	7	79
Downward	44	47	32	86	26	42	52	11	6	73
Upward	63	36	43	86	29	49	51	19	8	75
P-value	<0.01	<0.01	0.02	0.86	0.15	0.11	0.62	0.01	0.63	0.06

Values are percentages
BMI: body mass index, LTPA: moderate to vigorous intensity leisure time physical activity
The number of participants ranges from n = 1042 to n = 1283
P-values are from Person's χ² tests

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