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Table 4 Prevalence (%) of having > 4 healthy behaviours in males and females

From: 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

 

>4 healthy items (%)*

 

Males

Females

Parent's education

  

   High

63

78

   Intermediate

60

70

   Low

52

73

P-value

0.011

0.079

Participant's education

  

   High

67

81

   Intermediate

53

68

   Low

51

66

P-value

<0.001

<0.001

Educational mobility

  

   Stable high

68

83

   Stable intermediate

53

66

   Stable low

43

70

   Downward

57

65

   Upward

60

77

P-value

<0.001

<0.001

  1. * Scores were dichotomised at the median value of 5
  2. Values are percentages
  3. P-values are from Person's χ2 tests
  4. Males, n = 918; females, n = 1033
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