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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of lifestyle factors according to the initial level of PWB in gender groups

From: Lifestyle factors and psychological well-being: 10-year follow-up study in Lithuanian urban population

Lifestyle factors

Men

Women

Lower PWB

Higher PWB

Lower PWB

Higher PWB

Smoking status, %

 Current

27.5

22.3

10.2

8.3

 Former

29.9

31.1

7.2

6.7

 Never

42.6

46.5

82.6

84.9

Cigarettes, number per day, mean (SD)

16.9 (10.2)

16.5 (10.1)

8.5 (6.3)

8.6 (7.2)

Alcohol consumption, %

 Every day

6.3

4.3

0.9

1.1

 2–4 times per week

14.6

18.2

1.5

3.0*

 Once a week

17.6

16.5

7.1

8.0

 1–3 times per month

34.0

35.4

30.1

36.6*

 Less than once a month

22.2

22.0

52.4

46.9*

 Never

5.3

3.6

7.9

4.4*

Alcohol consumption, SAU per week, mean (SD)

6.08 (10.9)

276.2 (5.31)

1.27 (2.02)

1.55 (2.18)**

Physically active, %

69.4

72.9

77.0

84.9***

Physical activity in leisure time, hours per week, mean (SD)

17.4 (12.0)

18.9 (12.6)*

19.1 (11.5)

21.4 (12.0)***

Nutrition habits %

 More frequent fresh vegetables, fruit consumption

48.8

57.9***

49.8

67.7***

 More frequent sweets consumption

48.8

53.0

48.7

47.1

 More frequent porridge, cereals, curd cheese consumption

34.6

40.2*

63.1

63.6

 More frequent potatoes, meat, boiled vegetables, and eggs consumption

65.1

59.5*

45.6

41.5

 More frequent chicken and fish consumption

52.5

57.3

47.1

52.5*

Social activity, %

 Low

34.3

23.9***

34.5

17.9***

 Medium

37.2

32.1*

41.1

39.6

 High

28.5

44.0***

24.3

42.5***

Protective health behaviour score (PHBS), %

 0

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

 1

2.6

2.2

0.5

0.3

 2

13.3

9.0**

5.3

1.8***

 0–2

16.5

11.2**

5.8

2.1***

 3

28.5

24.5

26.1

18.5***

 4

34.3

37.1

35.9

33.5

 5

17.6

23.4**

27.8

42.7***

 6

3.1

3.8

4.4

8.9***

  1. SAU standard alcohol units (drinks), PWB psychological well-being
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01
  4. ***p < 0.001 compared to lower PWB group