Table 6.

Efforts to maintain health according to the age of respondents.

		Asthma	COPD
Less stressful lifestyle	−40 years	3.08*	**
	41–60 years	3.70	3.44
	61– years	3.77	3.56
Gave up smoking	−40 years	3.47
	41–60 years	3.35	2.78
	61– years	3.57	3.71
Healthy nutrition	−40 years	3.15
	41–60 years	3.53	3.26
	61– years	3.48	3.12
Taking vitamins	−40 years	3.54
	41–60 years	3.24	3.00
	61– years	3.15	3.14
Reducing smoking	−40 years	3.58
	41–60 years	3.00	3.50
	61– years	3.24	2.94
Controlled body weight	−40 years	2.97
	41–60 years	3.23	3.32
	61– years	3.40	2.95
Exercise	−40 years	2.94
	41–60 years	3.13	2.78
	61– years	3.24	3.00
No effort	−40 years	1.83
	41–60 years	1.97	2.10
	61– years	1.70	2.05

^*Significant at 0.05 level,

^**Not applicable because of the low number of respondents (the total number of COPD-respondents younger than 40 years is 4).