Table 5.
Differences Between Adherers and Nonadherers to Nonsmoking, Weight Management Activities, and Alcohol Abstinence for Demographic and Health Characteristicsa
| Nonsmoking | Weight Management | Alcohol Abstinence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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| Adherers (n = 139) |
Non- adherers (n = 47) |
Adherers (n = 56) |
Non- adherers (n = 130) |
Adherers (n = 121) |
Non- adherers (n = 65) |
|
| Age, y (mean [SD]) | 54.9 (16.2) | 47.3 (14.4)b | 55.6 (16.5) | 51.8 (15.7) | 57.2 (15.7) | 45.2 (13.7)b |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 75.5 | 59.6c | 73.2 | 70.8 | 81.8 | 52.3b |
| Male | 24.5 | 40.4 | 26.8 | 29.2 | 18.2 | 47.7 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 36.7 | 31.9 | 39.3 | 33.8 | 37.2 | 32.3c |
| Never married | 14.4 | 27.7 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 12.4 | 27.7 |
| Divorced, separated, widowed | 48.9 | 40.4 | 44.6 | 47.7 | 50.4 | 40.0 |
| Live alone | ||||||
| Yes | 22.3 | 10.6 | 28.6 | 15.4c | 19.8 | 18.5 |
| No | 77.7 | 89.4 | 71.4 | 84.6 | 80.2 | 81.5 |
| Own home | ||||||
| Yes | 59.4 | 33.3b | 70.9 | 45.3b | 55.8 | 47.6 |
| No | 40.6 | 66.7 | 29.1 | 54.7 | 44.2 | 52.4 |
| Household income | ||||||
| <$10000 | 16.5 | 25.5 | 12.5 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 12.3 |
| $10000-49999 | 48.9 | 42.6 | 46.4 | 47.7 | 45.5 | 50.8 |
| ≥$50000 | 34.5 | 31.9 | 41.1 | 30.8 | 32.2 | 36.9 |
| Education | ||||||
| High school or less | 30.9 | 44.7c | 28.6 | 36.9 | 38.0 | 27.7 |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 38.8 | 42.6 | 37.5 | 40.8 | 38.0 | 43.1 |
| 4-year degree or better | 30.2 | 12.8 | 33.9 | 22.3 | 24.0 | 29.2 |
| Self-rated health | ||||||
| Good to excellent | 79.1 | 70.2 | 80.4 | 75.4 | 73.6 | 83.1 |
| Fair or poor | 20.9 | 29.8 | 19.6 | 24.6 | 26.4 | 16.9 |
| Years with hypertension, mean (SD) | 13.8 (11.8) | 9.6 (8.1)b | 13.7 (11.7) | 12.4 (10.9) | 14.9 (11.7) | 8.8 (8.7)b |
| Body mass index | ||||||
| Normal weight (BMI <25) | 19.7 | 21.3 | 23.6 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 23.1 |
| Overweight (BMI ≥25 but <30) | 30.7 | 38.3 | 32.7 | 32.6 | 29.4 | 38.5 |
| Obese (BMI ≥30 but <40) | 36.5 | 31.9 | 36.4 | 34.9 | 36.1 | 33.8 |
| Extremely obese (BMI ≥40) | 13.1 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 4.6 |
| Uninsured | ||||||
| Yes | 7.2 | 23.4b | 6.9 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 23.1b |
| No | 92.8 | 76.6 | 93.1 | 86.9 | 95.0 | 76.9 |
a
All values are percentages except where noted
b
Significant at p < .01.
c
Significant at p < .05.