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. 2018 Dec 14;24(12):1204–1213. doi: 10.1089/acm.2018.0076

Table 3.

Lifestyle and Health Indicator Variables and Mind/Body Practice and Multivitamin Use, n = 1467

  % or avg. (95% CI)a Mind/body practice use, % or avg. (95% CI)a   Dietary supplement use, % or avg. (95% CI)a  
  Sample Yes No p ≥1–3 days/week <1–3 days/week p
Lifestyle variables
 FV consumption       0.389     0.002
  Met recommendation 16.4 (14.5–18.4) 17.4 (14.4–20.7) 15.7 (13.3–18.3)   19.2 (16.5–22.3) 13.3 (10.9–16.0)  
  Did not meet recommendation 83.6 (81.7–85.5) 82.6 (79.3–85.6) 84.3 (81.7–86.7)   80.8 (77.7–83.5) 86.7 (84.0–89.1)  
 Physical activity level       0.421     0.393
  Low 27.7 (25.4–30.2) 26.0 (22.4–29.8) 28.9 (25.8–32.2)   26.4 (23.2–29.8) 29.1 (25.7–32.6)  
  Moderate 29.2 (26.8–31.6) 29.2 (25.4–33.1) 29.2 (26.1–32.4)   28.8 (25.5–32.3) 29.5 (26.1–33.1)  
  Vigorous 43.1 (40.5–45.8) 44.9 (40.7–49.1) 41.9 (38.5–45.4)   44.8 (41.1–48.6) 41.4 (37.7–45.2)  
 Current smoker?       0.073     0.002
  Yes 8.9 (7.5–10.5) 7.3 (5.3–9.7) 10.0 (8.1–12.2)   6.6 (4.9–8.6) 11.2 (9.0–13.8)  
  No 91.1 (89.5–92.5) 92.7 (90.3–94.7) 90.0 (87.8–91.9)   93.4 (91.4–95.1) 88.8 (86.2–91.0)  
 At-risk drinker?       0.238     0.027
  Yes 5.1 (4.0–6.3) 4.2 (2.8–6.2) 5.6 (4.2–7.3)   3.8 (2.5–5.4) 6.3 (4.7–8.4)  
  No 94.9 (93.7–96.0) 95.8 (93.8–97.2) 94.4 (92.7–95.8)   96.2 (94.6–97.5) 93.7 (91.7–95.3)  
Health indicators
 BMI, kg/m2 31.6 (31.2–31.9) 31.4 (30.8–31.9) 31.7 (31.2–32.2) 0.391 31.6 (31.1–32.1) 31.5 (31.0–32.1) 0.827
 Physical health (PCS) 48.7 (48.2–49.1) 47.7 (46.9–48.5) 49.3 (48.7–49.9) 0.001 48.8 (48.1–49.4) 48.6 (47.9–49.2) 0.644
 Mental health (MCS) 50.5 (49.9–51.0) 50.1 (49.2–50.9) 50.7 (50.1–51.4) 0.235 50.9 (50.1–51.6) 50.0 (49.3–50.8) 0.109
 Number of medical problems       0.032     0.004
  One or more 61.8 (59.3–64.3) 65.1 (61.1–69.0) 59.6 (56.2–62.9)   65.4 (61.9–68.9) 58.2 (54.5–61.8)  
  None 38.2 (35.7–40.8) 34.9 (31.0–38.9) 40.4 (37.2–43.8)   34.6 (31.1–38.1) 41.8 (38.2–45.6)  
 Perceived stress 4.6 (4.4–4.8) 4.74 (4.5–5.0) 4.5 (4.3–4.7) 0.130 4.3 (4.0–4.5) 4.9 (4.7–5.2) <0.001
 Depression       0.090     0.008
  Yes 18.8 (16.8–20.9) 20.9 (17.7–24.4) 17.4 (14.9–20.1)   16.1 (13.6–19.0) 21.5 (18.6–24.7)  
  No 81.2 (79.1–83.2) 79.1 (75.6–82.3) 82.6 (79.9–85.1)   83.9 (81.0–86.4) 78.5 (75.3–81.4)  

Bold indicate significance at p < .05.

a

CIs for proportion were calculated using CLOPPER–PEARSON method.

BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; MCS, Mental Components Summary; PCS, Physical Components Summary.