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. 2024 Feb 19;12:1301982. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1301982

Table 2.

Correlates of advice given by a nurse.

Variables Advice on changing eating habits or physical activity in patients (Total) N = 331 Advice on changing eating habits or physical activity in patients with chronic diseases N = 331 Advice on changing eating habits or physical activity in ″healthy″ patients N = 331
Unadjusted model Adjusted model Unadjusted model Adjusted model Unadjusted model Adjusted model
N n = 293 (88.5%) OR 95% Cl OR 95% Cl n = 293 (88.5%) OR 95% Cl OR 95% Cl n = 287 (86.7%) OR 95% Cl OR 95% Cl
Age (years)
<40 47 40 (85.1) 1.00 Ref. 38 (80.9) 1.00 Ref. 40 (85.1) 1.00 Ref.
40–54 138 122 (88.4) 1.33 0.51–3.47 124 (89.9) 2.10 0.84–5.23 117 (84.8) 0.98 0.39–2.47
55+ 146 131 (89.7) 1.53 0.58–4.01 131 (89.7) 2.07 0.84–5.10 130 (89.0) 1.42 0.55–3.70
Subjective health assessment
Very good 61 55 (90.2) 2.62 0.44–15.58 54 (88.5) 0.96 0.10–8.90 52 (85.2) 0.72 0.08–6.49
Good 261 231 (88.5) 2.20 0.44–11.08 231 (88.5) 0.96 0.12–7.97 227 (87.0) 0.83 0.1–6.88
Unsatisfactory 9 7 (77.8) 1.00 Ref. 8 (88.9) 1.00 Ref. 8 (88.9) 1.00 Ref.
Body mass index (BMI)
<25 kg/m2 149 137 (91.9) 2.19 0.87–5.52 136 (91.3) 1.26 0.45–3.48 131 (87.9) 1.21 0.50–2.97
≥25 to <30 kg/m2 126 109 (86.5) 1.23 0.51–2.95 107 (84.9) 0.68 0.25–1.80 108 (85.7) 1.00 0.41–2.46
≥30 kg/m2 56 47 (83.9) 1.00 Ref. 50 (89.3) 1.00 Ref. 48 (85.7) 1.00 Ref.
Number of chronic diseases
0 101 91 (90.1) 1.00 Ref. 89 (88.1) 1.00 Ref. 85 (84.2) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
1 112 100 (89.3) 0.92 0.38–2.22 98 (87.5) 0.94 0.41–2.15 96 (85.7) 1.13 0.53–2.40 0.96 0.42–2.19
2 47 42 (89.4) 0.92 0.29–2.87 43 (91.5) 1.45 0.44–4.76 40 (85.1) 1.08 0.41–2.82 0.90 0.32–2.54
≥3 71 60 (84.5) 0.60 0.24–1.50 63 (88.7) 1.06 0.41–2.75 66 (93.0) 2.49 0.87–7.13* 1.79 0.59–5.44
Diseases occurring in the family
Diabetes mellitus
Yes 128 114 (89.1) 1.09 0.54–2.20 120 (93.8) 2.60 1.15–5.87** 2.26 0.96–5.32 114 (89.0) 1.41 0.72–2.78
No 203 179 (88.2) 1.00 Ref. 173 (85.2) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 173 (85.2) 1.00 Ref.
Coronary artery disease
Yes 141 124 (87.9) 0.91 0.46–1.79 131 (92.9) 2.26 1.06–4.83* 1.71 0.77–3.83 121 (85.8) 0.87 0.46–1.66
No 190 169 (88.9) 1.00 Ref. 162 (85.3) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 166 (87.4) 1.00 Ref.
Neoplastic disease
Yes 150 134 (89.3) 14.59 8.01–26.6*** 1.24 0.61–2.52 130 (86.7) 0.72 0.36–1.41 131 (87.3) 1.11 0.58–2.10
No 181 66 (36.5) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 163 (90.1) 1.00 Ref. 156 (86.2) 1.00 Ref.
Subjective assessment of being overweight or obese
Yes 96 85 (88.5) 1.00 0.48–2.11 84 (87.5) 0.87 0.42–1.81 84 (87.5) 1.10 0.54–2.25
No 235 208 (88.5) 1.00 Ref. 209 (88.9) 1.00 Ref. 203 (86.4) 1.00 Ref.
Weight loss intention
Yes 179 153 (85.5) 0.50 0.25–1.04* 0.49 0.23–1.03 154 (86.0) 0.58 0.28–1.17 155 (86.6) 0.98 0.52–1.85
No 152 140 (92.1) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 139 (91.4) 1.00 Ref. 132 (86.8) 1.00 Ref.
Physical activity
Yes 151 132 (87.4) 0.82 0.42–1.61 133 (88.1) 0.92 0.47–1.82 127 (84.1) 0.66 0.35–1.25
No 180 161 (89.4) 1.00 Ref. 160 (88.9) 1.00 Ref. 160 (88.9) 1.00 Ref.
Diet
Yes 141 125 (88.7) 1.02 0.52–2.03 126 (89.4) 1.16 0.58–2.31 124 (87.9) 1.21 0.63–2.32
No 190 168 (88.4) 1.00 Ref. 167 (87.9) 1.00 Ref. 163 (85.8) 1.00 Ref.
Medical practice
Private 119 104 (87.4) 1.00 Ref. 102 (85.7) 1.00 Ref. 101 (84.9) 1.00 Ref.
Public 212 189 (89.2) 1.19 0.59–2.37 191 (90.1) 1.52 0.77–3.00 186 (87.7) 1.28 0.67–2.44
Years of work
<10 118 106 (89.8) 1.00 Ref. 102 (86.4) 1.00 Ref. 98 (83.1) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
10–20 105 89 (84.8) 0.63 0.28–1.40 92 (87.6) 1.11 0.51–2.43 89 (84.8) 1.14 0.55–2.33 0.84 0.38–1.84
>20 108 98 (90.7) 1.11 0.46–2.68 99 (91.7) 1.73 0.73–4.09 100 (92.6) 2.55 1.07–6.06* 1.96 0.79–4.90
Number of patient visits during the routine working week
≤100 287 255 (88.9) 1.26 0.49–3.21 254 (88.5) 0.99 0.36–2.68 256 (89.2) 3.46 1.64–7.31** 3.97 1.72–9.21
>100 44 38 (86.4) 1.00 Ref. 39 (88.6) 1.00 Ref. 31 (70.5) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Sufficient knowledge and skills to advise patients on healthy lifestyle
Yes 240 220 (91.7) 2.71 1.36–5.41** 2.57 1.28–5.19** 219 (91.3) 2.40 1.20–4.78** 2.17 1.06–4.45* 217 (90.4) 2.83 1.48–5.42** 2.41 1.19–4.91*
No 91 73 (80.2) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 74 (81.3) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 70 (76.9) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Making measurements of body weight, height, BMI
Yes 225 204 (90.7) 1.86 0.93–3.69* 1.87 0.92–3.81 207 (92.0) 2.67 1.35–5.30** 2.54 1.25–5.14** 203 (90.2) 2.42 1.27–4.60** 2.64 1.31–5.33**
No 106 89 (84.0) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 86 (81.1) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 84 (79.2) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Tobacco smoking
Yes 60 52 (86.7) 0.81 0.35–1.87 55 (91.7) 1.53 0.57–4.09 53 (88.3) 1.20 0.51–2.83
No 271 241 (88.9) 1.00 Ref. 238 (87.8) 1.00 Ref. 234 (86.3) 1.00 Ref.
E-cigarette use
Yes 20 19 (95.0) 2.57 0.33–19.73 19 (95.0) 2.57 0.33–19.73 19 (95.0) 3.05 0.40–23.36
No 311 274 (88.1) 1.00 Ref. 274 (88.1) 1.00 Ref. 268 (86.2) 1.00 Ref.
Alcohol consumption
Yes 137 121 (88.3) 0.97 0.49–1.92 123 (89.8) 1.24 0.62–2.50 120 (87.6) 1.14 0.60–2.19
No 194 172 (88.7) 1.00 Ref. 170 (87.6) 1.00 Ref. 167 (86.1) 1.00 Ref.
Variables Minimal anti-smoking intervention in smoking patients (Total) N = 331 Minimal anti-smoking intervention in e-cigarette users N = 331 Minimal anti-alcohol intervention in patients who consume alcohol N = 331
Unadjusted model Adjusted model Unadjusted model Adjusted model Unadjusted model Adjusted model
N n = 235 (71%) OR 95% Cl OR 95% Cl n = 188 (56.8%) OR 95% Cl OR 95% Cl n = 224 (67.7%) OR 95% Cl OR 95% Cl
Age (years)
<40 47 37 (78.7) 1.00 Ref. 26 (55.3) 1.00 Ref. 34 (72.3) 1.00 Ref.
40–54 138 92 (66.7) 0.54 2.45–1.18 72 (52.2) 0.88 0.45–1.71 89 (64.5) 0.69 0.34–1.44
55+ 146 106 (72.6) 0.72 0.33–1.57 90 (61.6) 1.30 0.67–2.52 101 (69.2) 0.86 0.41–1.78
Subjective health assessment
Very good 61 43 (70.5) 0.30 0.03–2.56 32 (52.5) 0.55 0.13–2.41 38 (62.3) 0.21 0.02–1.76
Good 261 184 (70.5) 0.30 0.04–2.43 150 (57.5) 0.68 0.17–2.76 178 (68.2) 0.27 0.03–2.18
Unsatisfactory 9 8 (88.9) 1.00 Ref. 6 (66.7) 1.00 Ref. 8 (88.9) 1.00 Ref.
Body mass index (BMI)
<25 kg/m2 149 95 (63.8) 0.64 0.33–1.27 74 (49.7) 0.51 0.27–0.96 90 (60.4) 0.72 0.38–1.38
≥25 to <30 kg/m2 126 99 (78.6) 1.34 0.65–2.78 77 (61.1) 0.81 0.42–1.56 96 (76.7) 1.52 0.76–3.04
≥30 kg/m2 56 41 (73.2) 1.00 Ref. 37 (66.1) 1.00 Ref. 38 (67.9) 1.00 Ref.
Number of chronic diseases
0 101 72 (71.3) 1.00 Ref. 60 (59.4) 1.00 Ref. 69 (68.3) 1.00 Ref.
1 112 75 (67.0) 0.82 0.46–1.46 56 (50.0) 0.68 0.40–1.18 69 (61.6) 0.74 0.42–1.31
2 47 35 (74.5) 1.18 0.54–2.58 25 (53.2) 0.78 0.39–1.56 32 (68.1) 0.99 0.47–2.08
≥3 71 53 (74.6) 1.19 0.60–2.36 47 (66.2) 1.34 0.71–2.52 54 (76.1) 1.47 0.74–2.93
Diseases occurring in the family
Diabetes mellitus
Yes 128 96 (75.0) 1.38 0.84–2.27 79 (61.7) 1.39 0.89–2.18 92 (71.9) 1.38 0.85–2.22
No 203 139 (68.5) 1.00 Ref. 109 (53.7) 1.00 Ref. 132 (65.0) 1.00 Ref.
Coronary artery disease
Yes 141 110 (78.0) 1.85 1.12–3.04** 1.66 0.98–2.79 91 (64.5) 1.75 1.12–2.73** 1.65 1.02–2.66* 105 (74.5) 1.74 1.08–2.81* 1.65 1.01–2.70*
No 190 125 (65.8) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 97 (51.1) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 119 (62.6) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Neoplastic disease
Yes 150 109 (72.7) 1.16 0.72–1.87 89 (59.3) 1.21 0.78–1.87 108 (72.0) 1.44 0.90–2.30
No 181 126 (69.6) 1.00 Ref. 99 (54.7) 1.00 Ref. 116 (64.1) 1.00 Ref.
Subjective assessment of being overweight or obese
Yes 96 76 (79.2) 1.82 1.03–3.19* 1.92 1.07–3.45* 62 (64.6) 1.58 0.97–2.58** 1.55 0.91–2.63 70 (72.9) 1.42 0.84–2.39
No 235 159 (67.7) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 126 (53.6) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 154 (65.5) 1.00 Ref.
Weight loss intention
Yes 179 132 (73.7) 1.34 0.83–2.15 104 (58.1) 1.12 0.73–1.74 127 (70.9) 1.39 0.87–2.20
No 152 103 (67.8) 1.00 Ref. 84 (55.3) 1.00 Ref. 97 (63.8) 1.00 Ref.
Physical activity
Yes 151 115 (76.2) 1.60 0.98–2.60* 1.33 0.80–2.23 93 (61.6) 1.44 0.92–2.23 108 (71.5) 1.39 0.87–2.21
No 180 120 (66.7) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 95 (52.8) 1.00 Ref. 116 (64.4) 1.00 Ref.
Diet
Yes 141 96 (68.1) 0.78 0.49–1.26 80 (56.7) 0.99 0.64–1.55 92 (65.2) 0.83 0.52–1.31
No 190 139 (73.2) 1.00 Ref. 108 (56.8) 1.00 Ref. 132 (69.5) 1.00 Ref.
Medical practice
Private 119 83 (69.7) 1.00 Ref. 70 (58.8) 1.00 Ref. 79 (66.4) 1.00 Ref.
Public 212 152 (71.7) 1.10 0.67–1.80 118 (55.7) 0.88 0.56–1.38 145 (68.4) 1.10 0.68–1.77
Years of work
<10 118 83 (70.3) 1.00 Ref. 63 (53.4) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 77 (65.3) 1.00 Ref.
10–20 105 71 (67.6) 0.88 0.50–1.56 54 (51.4) 0.92 0.55–1.57 0.82 0.46–1.46 68 (64.8) 0.98 0.56–1.70
>20 108 81 (75.0) 1.27 0.70–2.28 71 (65.7) 1.68 0.98–2.87* 1.45 0.81–2.60 79 (73.1) 1.45 0.82–2.56
Number of patient visits during the routine working week
≤100 287 203 (70.7) 0.91 0.45–1.84 161 (56.1) 0.80 0.42–1.54 194 (67.6) 0.97 0.49–1.92
>100 44 32 (72.7) 1.00 Ref. 27 (61.4) 1.00 Ref. 30 (68.2) 1.00 Ref.
Sufficient knowledge and skills to advise patients on healthy lifestyle
Yes 240 181 (75.4) 2.10 1.26–3.50** 1.92 1.13–3.28* 146 (60.8) 1.81 1.11–2.95** 1.79 1.05–3.04* 175 (72.9) 2.31 1.40–3.81*** 2.17 1.30–3.62**
No 91 54 (59.3) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 42 (46.2) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 49 (53.8) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Making measurements of body weight, height, and BMI
Yes 225 172 (75.4) 2.22 1.35–3.63** 2.18 1.30–3.66** 144 (64.0) 2.51 1.56–4.02*** 2.54 1.54–4.18*** 162 (72.0) 1.83 1.13–2.96** 1.75 1.06–2.87*
No 106 63 (59.4) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 44 (41.5) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 62 (58.5) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref.
Tobacco smoking
Yes 60 45 (75.0) 1.28 0.67–2.42 43 (71.7) 2.20 1.19–4.05** 2.44 1.26–4.71** 46 (76.7) 1.72 0.90–3.28
No 271 190 (70.1) 1.00 Ref. 145 (53.5) 1.00 Ref. 1.00 Ref. 178 (65.7) 1.00 Ref.
E-cigarette use
Yes 20 13 (65.0) 0.74 0.29–1.93 12 (60.0) 1.15 0.46–2.89 12 (60.0) 0.70 0.28–1.77
No 311 222 (71.4) 1.00 Ref. 176 (56.6) 1.00 Ref. 212 (68.2) 1.00 Ref.
Alcohol consumption
Yes 137 96 (70.1) 0.93 0.57–1.50 80 (58.4) 1.12 0.72–1.74 94 (68.6) 1.08 0.67–1.72
No 194 139 (71.6) 1.00 Ref. 108 (55.7) 1.00 Ref. 130 (67.0) 1.00 Ref.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; Fully-adjusted model, including all statistically significant characteristics. Ref, reference; CI, Confidence interval.