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Table 3 The difference between attitudes to preventive counseling and self-reported health behaviors (Combined grade: 1 and 2 grade = the lower grade group, 3 and 4 or 7 = the senior grade group)

From: The association between medical students’ lifestyles and their attitudes towards preventive counseling in different countries

  

Senior grade

Lower grade

  

Healthy

Unhealthy

χ2

P

OR (95 % CI)

Healthy

Unhealthy

χ2

P

OR (95 % CI)

Exercise

Attitude+

266 (83.9)

377 (73.2)

12.815

<0.001

1.9 (1.3, 2.7)

267 (80.4)

479 (68.3)

16.415

<0.001

1.9 (1.4, 2.6)

 

Attitude-

51 (16.1)

138 (26.8)

   

65 (19.6)

222 (31.7)

   

Weight control

Attitude+

438 (64.0)

89 (47.3)

17.189

<0.001

2.0 (1.4, 2.7)

500 (60.0)

154 (59.9)

0.007

0.995

1.0(0.8, 1.3)

 

Attitude-

246 (36.0)

99 (52.7)

   

334 (40.0)

103 (40.1)

   

Limit alcohol

Attitude+

63 (23.3)

37 (64.9)

38.327

<0.001

0.2 (0.1, 0.3)

79 (22.2)

58 (55.2)

42.398

<0.001

0.2 (0.1, 0.4)

 

Attitude-

207 (76.7)

20 (35.1)

   

277 (77.8)

47 (44.8)

   

Limit smoking

Attitude+

196 (23.6)

29 (55.8)

26.556

<0.001

0.2 (0.1, 0.4)

250 (24.4)

50 (64.9)

59.210

<0.001

0.2(0.1, 0.3)

 

Attitude-

633 (76.4)

23 (44.2)

   

773 (75.6)

27 (35.10)

   

Stress control

Attitude+

24(13.1)

182(20.6)

13.248

<0.001

0.4 (0.3, 0.7)

51 (18.2)

235 (28.6)

11.766

<0.001

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

 

Attitude-

158(86.9)

518(79.4)

   

229 (81.8)

586 (71.4)

   

Diet

Attitude+

143 (83.1)

117 (79.1)

0.872

0.458

1.3 (0.7, 2.3)

154 (76.2)

147 (77.8)

0.131

0.972

0.9 (0.6, 1.5)

 

Attitude-

29 (16.9)

31 (20.9)

   

48 (23.8)

42 (22.2)