Table 3.
Number (percentage) of at risk participants wanting to make one of the survey health changes and their stage of change
| Risk factor (n at risk) |
n (%)a wanting to change [95 % CI]a | Stage of change n (%)a [95 % CI]a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Already trying” | In next 1–6 months | “Sometime in the future” | ||
| Low fruit/veg intake (n = 170) | 39 (23 %) [17, 29 %] | 32 (18 %) [13, 25 %] | 6 (4 %) [1, 7 %] | 1 (0.5 %) - |
| Overweight (n = 150) | 76 (51 %) [43, 59 %] | 56 (37 %) [30, 45 %] | 15 (10 %) [5, 15 %] | 5 (3 %) [4, 6 %] |
| Inadequate exercise (n = 100) | 38 (38 %) [28, 48 %] | 19 (19 %) [11, 27 %] | 15 (15 %) [8, 22 %] | 4 (4 %) [0, 8 %] |
| Smoking (n = 89) | 62 (69 %) [60, 79 %] | 37 (42 %) [31, 52 %] | 14 (16 %) [8, 23 %] | 11 (12 %) [5, 19 %] |
| Depression (n = 69) | 27 (39 %) [27, 51 %] | 14 (20 %) [10, 30 %] | 9 (13 %) [6, 27 %] | 4 (6 %) [1, 11 %] |
| Excess alcohol (n = 37) | 13 (35 %) [19, 51 %] | 9 (24 %) [10, 39 %] | 1 (3 %) [−3, 8 %] | 3 (8 %) [−1, 17 %] |
| Drug use (n = 32) | 14 (44 %) [26, 62 %] | 10 (31 %) [14, 48 %] | 1 (3 %) [−3, 9 %] | 3 (9 %) [−1, 20 %] |
aAs a proportion of the total number of participants who were classified as at risk for each factor