Table 3 Categorizing combinations of four health behaviours into four levels of (un)healthy behaviours
From: The relative importance of education and health behaviour for health and wellbeing
Super-healthy | Semi-healthy | Semi-unhealthy* | Unhealthy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adhere to public health recommendations | Moderate PA | Slight overweight | Residual combinations | Obese and inactive | Smokers |
\(\checkmark\) Non-smoker \(\checkmark\) Alcohol ≤ 14 units pw \(\checkmark\) BMI [18.5–25] \(\checkmark\) PA ≥ 150 min pw | \(\checkmark\) Non-smoker \(\checkmark\) Alcohol ≤ 14 units pw \(\checkmark\) BMI [18.5–25] \(\checkmark\) PA 60–149 min pw | \(\checkmark\) Non-smoker \(\checkmark\) Alcohol ≤ 14 units pw \(\checkmark\) BMI [25–27.49] \(\checkmark\) PA ≥ 150 min pw | All other combinations than those defined by the other sub-groups | \(\checkmark\) Non-smoker \(\checkmark\)Alcohol – any \(\checkmark\) BMI > 30 \(\checkmark\) PA < 60 min pw | \(\checkmark\) Current smoker \(\checkmark\)Alcohol – any \(\checkmark\)BMI – any \(\checkmark\)PA – any |