Table 4 Characteristics of the four sub-populations with poor lifestyle habits stratified for the intention to change health behaviours*
Physical inactivity (N = 391) | Poor-to-moderate adherence to MIND diet (N = 655) | Excessive alcohol consumption (N = 222) | Smoking (N = 82) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No intention to change | Intention to change | No intention to change | Intention to change | No intention to change | Intention to change | No intention to change | Intention to change | |
N | 264 (68%) | 127 (32%) | 535 (82%) | 120 (18%) | 157 (71%) | 65 (29%) | 34 (41%) | 48 (59%) |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 59.8 (12.3) | 54.8 (13.3) | 58.6 (13.1) | 52.8 (13.7) | 60.9 (11.7) | 54.7 (13.5) | 59.7 (11.5) | 52.4 (12.1) |
Age | ||||||||
30–45 years | 40 (53%) | 36 (47%) | 99 (72%) | 38 (28%) | 18 (49%) | 19 (51%) | 4 (21%) | 15 (79%) |
45–65 years | 126 (66%) | 64 (34%) | 244 (81%) | 59 (19%) | 75 (72%) | 29 (28%) | 18 (40%) | 27 (60%) |
65–80 years | 98 (78%) | 27 (22%) | 192 (89%) | 23 (11%) | 64 (79%) | 17 (21%) | 12 (67%) | 6 (33%) |
Sex, female | 135 (64%) | 75 (36%) | 283 (80%) | 72 (20%) | 56 (65%) | 30 (35%) | 14 (31%) | 31 (69%) |
Education | ||||||||
Low to middle | 120 (69%) | 53 (31%) | 206 (79%) | 56 (21%) | 60 (82%) | 13 (18%) | 18 (44%) | 23 (56%) |
High | 144 (66%) | 74 (34%) | 329 (61%) | 64 (39%) | 97 (65%) | 52 (35%) | 16 (39%) | 25 (61%) |
Employment, yes | 143 (62%) | 87 (38%) | 287 (77%) | 84 (23%) | 79 (65%) | 43 (35%) | 21 (39%) | 33 (61%) |
Physically inactive | – | – | 311 (80%) | 80 (20%) | 87 (71%) | 36 (29%) | 24 (44%) | 31 (56%) |
Excessive alcohol consumption | 86 (70%) | 37 (30%) | 181 (82%) | 41 (18%) | – | – | 19 (46%) | 22 (54%) |
Smoking | 42 (76%) | 13 (24%) | 66 (80%) | 16 (20%) | 28 (68%) | 13 (32%) | – | – |