Table 1.
Relationship between the frequency of AS and health-promoting behavior among the 656 study participants
| Variables | Adequate sleep3 | χ2 (d.f. = 1) | Odds ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | |
| Higher | Lower | ||||
| n % | |||||
| Life appreciation | |||||
| Higher1 | 202 (52.5%) | 183 (47.5%) | 17.99*** | 1.98 | 1.4~2.7 |
| Lower2 | 97 (35.8%) | 174 (64.2%) | |||
| Health responsibility | |||||
| Higher | 198 (50.1%) | 197 (49.5%) | 8.65** | 1.61 | 1.2~2.2 |
| Lower | 100 (38.3%) | 161 (61.7%) | |||
| Social support | |||||
| Higher | 166 (47.6%) | 183 (52.4%) | 1.19 | 1.19 | 0.9~1.6 |
| Lower | 133 (43.3%) | 174 (56.7%) | |||
| Stress management | |||||
| Higher | 230 (67.2%) | 110 (32.4%) | 145.28*** | 7.56 | 5.3~10.8 |
| Lower | 68 (21.5%) | 248 (78.5%) | |||
| Nutrition | |||||
| Higher | 180 (60.0%) | 120 (40.0%) | 46.81*** | 2.99 | 2.2~4.1 |
| Lower | 119 (33.4%) | 237 (66.6%) | |||
| Exercise | |||||
| Higher | 151 (56.8%) | 115 (43.2%) | 22.63*** | 2.15 | 1.6~3.0 |
| Lower | 148 (37.9%) | 242 (62.1%) | |||
| Total AHP | |||||
| Higher | 191 (58.5%) | 135 (41.5%) | 44.48*** | 2.91 | 2.1~4.0 |
| Lower | 107 (32.4%) | 223 (67.6%) | |||
12 Higher/lower is defined as the frequency of practicing behavior above/below the average of the total sample scores on the six dimensions of the health promotion scale.
3Adequate sleep: Lower/higher was defined as the frequency of obtaining AS (6–8 hours each night); "lower" for rarely/sometimes, and "higher" for "often/always".
** Fisher's exactly test: p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001