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Table 4 The difference between attitudes and confidence 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

  

Confidence+

Confidence-

χ2

P

OR (95 % CI)

Confidence+

Confidence-

χ2

P

OR (95 % CI)

Exercise

Attitude+

86 (57.3)

366 (72.5)

12.398

<0.001

0.5 (0.4, 0.7)

323 (79.4)

481 (69.3)

13.162

<0.001

1.7 (1.3, 2.3)

 

Attitude-

64 (42.7)

139 (27.5)

   

84 (20.6)

213 (30.7)

   

Weight control

Attitude+

164 (65.9)

371 (58.6)

3.940

0.045

1.4 (1.0, 1.9)

228 (65.0)

432 (57.6)

5.390

0.017

1.4 (1.0, 1.8)

 

Attitude-

85 (34.1)

262 (41.4)

   

123 (35.0)

318 (42.4)

   

Limit alcohol

Attitude+

139 (37.0)

134 (26.5)

11.098

<0.001

1.6 (1.2, 2.2)

184 (35.7)

164 (28.0)

7.599

0.004

1.4 (1.1, 1.8)

 

Attitude-

237 (63.0)

37 (73.5)

   

331 (64.3)

422 (72.0)

   

Limit smoking

Attitude+

128 (30.0)

97 (21.5)

7.781

0.006

1.5 (1.1, 2.1)

184 (29.9)

116 (23.9)

5.013

0.023

1.4 (1.0, 1.8)

 

Attitude-

303 (70.0)

354 (78.5)

   

431 (70.1)

370 (76.1)

   

Stress control

Attitude+

66 (24.0)

140 (23.1)

0.085

0.943

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)

64 (27.6)

222 (25.5)

0.396

0.529

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)

 

Attitude-

209 (76.0)

466 (76.9)

   

168 (72.4)

647 (74.5)

   

Diet

Attitude+

296 (84.6)

421 (79.1)

4.102

0.036

1.4 (1.0, 2.1)

299 (81.9)

541 (73.5)

9.547

0.003

1.6 (1.2, 2.2)

 

Attitude-

54 (15.4)

111(20.9)

   

66 (18.1)

195 (26.5)