Table 2. Lifestyle characteristics and health awareness reported separately for men and women.
| Men
(n = 146) |
Women
(n = 396) |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Fruit & vegetable [portions per week]
Median (IQR) |
4
(3-5) |
4
(3-5) |
|
Protein & carbohydrates [portions per week]
Median (IQR) |
||
| Eggs | 2 (1-3) | 2 (2-3) |
| Meat | 2 (2-3) | 2 (1-3) |
| Beans | 1 (1-2) | 1 (1-2) |
| Lentils | 7 (6-7) | 7 (5-7) |
|
Alcohol consumption
a
**
n (%) |
36 (24) | 0 (0) |
|
Tobacco use
b
**
n (%) |
27 (18) | 21 (5) |
|
Physical activity during work
c
**
n (%) |
76 (52) | 126 (32) |
|
Importance of clinical consultation during
pregnancy n (%) |
149 (98) | 397 (100) |
|
Disease awareness
n (%) |
||
| Hypertension | 106 (70) | 259 (65) |
| Diabetes | 116 (77) | 283 (73) |
|
Awareness of sources of care
n (%) d |
||
| Pregnancy | 397 (100) | |
| Hypertension | 32 (53) | |
| Diabetes | 12 (80) | |
* p ≤ 0.01 ** p ≤ 0.001 for the difference between women and men.
a: defined as non-abstainers; b: consumption of any type of tobacco; c: more than 10min of continuous physical activity; d: for pregnancy n=397; for hypertension n=61; for diabetes n=15.