Table 4.
Lifestyle behaviors of the sample
| Behavior | Meet recommendations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | |
| Smoking (n = 250) | ||||
| Never | 108 (43.2) | |||
| Former | 97 (38.8) | |||
| Current | 45 (18) | |||
| Alcohol consumption (n = 244)1 | 184 (75.4) | 60 (24.6) | ||
| Never | 58 (22.8 %) | |||
| Social (n = 186) | 126 (67.7 %) | |||
| Excessive (n = 186) | 60 (32.3 %) | |||
| Male drinkers (n = 60)1.1 | 39 (65 %) | 21 (35 %) | ||
| Female drinkers (n = 126)1.2 | 87 (69 %) | 39 (31 %) | ||
| Vegetable consumption2 (n = 248) | 167.7 (90.8) | 150 (107.2 -203.6) | 68 (27.4)2.1 | 180 (72.6) |
| Fruit consumption3 (n = 252) | 1.8 (1.1) | 2 (1-2) | 138 (54.8)3.1 | 114 (45.2) |
| Physical activity in MET-min/week4 | ||||
| Walking (n = 234) | 1299.3 (1188.5) | 924 (396 – 2079) | ||
| Moderate (n = 232) | 1600.6 (1623.8) | 1200 (210 – 2400) | ||
| Vigorous (n = 235) | 962.9 (1734.5) | 0 (0 -1440) | ||
| Total MET-min/week (n = 247)4.1 | 3657.6 (3293.4) | 2613 (1284 – 5145) | 216 (87.4)4.2 | 31 (12.6) |
Notes: n: numbers of participants; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; MET: Metabolic Equivalent of Task
1 number of alcohol consumptions per week; 1.1 male: ≤ 14 drinks per week; 1.2 female: ≤ 7 drinks per week
2 vegetable consumption per day in grams; 2.1 ≥ 200 g vegetables per week
3 number of fruit servings (à 100 g) a day. Up to 100 g fruit may be replaced by 150 g of fruit juice. 3.1 at least 2 servings of fruit per week
4 MET-min/week = metabolic equivalent*minutes per week; 4.1 Total MET-min/week = walking + moderate + vigorous; 4.2 > 600 MET min p/week