Table 3.

Lifestyle habits and change attempts in patients participating in the A-3-P survey

	Men %	Women %	All %
Tobacco
Referred to specialist clinic	32.7	40.4	34.6
Advised to stop
Use NRT	34.4	50.0 (p=0.04)	38.1
Use bupropion	2.6	2.0	2.5
Use varenicline	5.9	3.9	5.4
Made quit attempt	60.1	71.7	63
Tried to reduce	37.5	26.4	34.7
Attended specialist clinic	14.4	11.3	13.6
Used NRT	23.8	24.5	23.9
Used bupropion	0.0	1.9	0.5
Used varenicline	3.3	1.9	2.9
Diet and weight
Dietary advice	75.4	71.5	74.5
Advised to lose weight	63.7	59.4	62.7
Steps taken—improve diet
Reduce salt	67.2	60.5 (p=0.04)	65.7
Reduce fat	69.2	69.5	69.2
Change fat	61.6	60.3	61.3
Increase fruits and vegetables	72.9	65.7 (p=0.02)	71.2
Eat more fish	61.3	56.4	60.1
Reduce sugar	64.7	55.9 (p=0.009)	62.6
Reduce alcohol	51.6	40.7 (p=0.002)	49.1
Eat more sterols	29.4	17.1 (p<0.001)	26.5
Steps taken to lose weight—in overweight patients	67.6	65.6	67.1
Physical activity
Disability/infirmity	38.1	51.1 (p<0.001)	41.1
Infirmity limits activity	74.6	85 (p=0.01)	77.6
Professional advice to increase activity	52.4	57.1	53.5
Advised to increase everyday activities	60.6	59.9	17.2
Advised to join walking group	16.8	18.3	68.8
Any steps taken to increase activity	70.7	71.2	70.8

A-3-P, ASPIRE-3-PREVENT; NRT, nicotine replacement therapy.