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Table 3 Effect of five-year change in health behaviour on initiation of lipid-lowering medications

From: The relationship between changes in health behaviour and initiation of lipid-lowering and antihypertensive medications in individuals at high risk of ischaemic heart disease

 

N

Initiation of medication

Initiation of medications

Initiation of medication

  

Model 1 OR (95% CI)

Model 2 OR (95% CI)

Model 3 OR (95% CI)

Physical activity

    

Unchanged/decrease

193

1

1

1

Increase

71

2.96 (1.34-6.53)

3.01 (1.31-6.90)

3.05 (1.23-7.54)

Dietary habits

    

Unchanged/more unhealthy

149

1

1

1

Healthier

143

1.61 (0.90-2.86)

1.85 (0.97-3.53)

2.08 (1.03-4.21)

  1. Model 1: Age, sex, baseline values for physical activity/dietary habits.
  2. Model 2: +Education, health behaviour (smoking status, alcohol, diet/physical activity).
  3. Model 3: +Risk score, cholesterol level, BMI.
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BMC Public Health

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