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 3 Prevalence (%) of healthy lifestyle score items by education categories in females

	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	59	71	30	91	31	59	54	36	16	75
Intermediate	57	57	26	93	34	57	43	26	11	76
Low	53	61	29	94	33	57	46	25	11	75
P-value	0.22	<0.01	0.40	0.42	0.66	0.92	0.02	<0.01	0.06	0.98
Participant's education
High	67	70	34	92	34	62	48	33	16	77
Intermediate	48	51	23	92	31	58	47	28	10	76
Low	42	58	21	94	33	50	45	22	9	72
P-value	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	0.59	0.76	<0.01	0.67	<0.01	<0.01	0.28
Educational mobility
Stable high	66	73	33	91	32	61	55	39	18	77
Stable intermediate	53	44	23	93	32	57	43	28	12	74
Stable low	40	60	18	94	33	51	44	21	9	72
Downward	44	59	24	93	33	51	47	24	8	74
Upward	63	65	32	93	33	62	46	28	13	77
P-value	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	0.89	0.99	0.04	0.17	<0.01	0.03	0.67

Values are percentages
BMI: body mass index, LTPA: moderate to vigorous intensity leisure time physical activity
The number of participants ranges from n = 1112 to n = 1603
P-values are from Person's χ² tests

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