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. 2021 Dec 21;10(1):2. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10010002

Table 3.

Changes over time in HL, health behaviour and health status.

Variable Group Baseline
x¯ (SD) n (%)
Follow-Up
x¯ (SD) n (%)
p Trend
Health literacy (Score 0–16) Total 11.9 (2.9) 12,2 (2.9) 0.070 2
Nursing/
MFA
12.1 (2.8) 12.5 (2.9) 0.019 2
Unfavourable nutrition Total 188 (49%) 184 (48%) 0.696 1
Fast food Total 60 (15%) 56 (14%) 0.708 1
Smoking Total 117 (30%) 116 (30%) 0.885 1
Lack of exercise
(<2 h exercise/week)
Total 249 (64%) 240 (62%) 0.542 1
Risky alcohol consumption Total 175 (46%) 156 (41%) 0.073 1
Women 133 (44%) 113 (37%) 0.024 1
BMI Total 23.9 (5.1) 24,3 (4.9) 0.033 1
Hairdressers 24.4 (5.8) 25.9 (7.0) 0.014 1
Office 23.5 (4.5) 24.0 (4.9) 0.020 1
Subjective health status (poor/less good) Total 59 (15%) 56 (14%) 0.804 1
Medically diagnosed diseases
Musculoskeletal disease (MSD) Total 79 (21%) 69 (18%) 1.000 1
Skin Total 84 (22%) 54 (14%) 0.002 1
Office 30 (25%) 12 (10%) 0.002 1
Women 69 (26%) 46 (15%) 0.011 1
Respiratory tract Total 83 (21%) 74 (19%) 0.306 1
Psyche Total 40 (10%) 34 (9%) 0.361 1
Neurological Total 60 (16%) 55 (14%) 0.519 1
Digestive system Total 32 (8%) 41 (11%) 0.203 1
Hormonal Total 38 (10%) 54 (14%) 0.008 1
Nursing/
Medical Assistant
15 (9%) 30 (18%) 0.001 1
Women 35 (11%) 48 (16%) 0.021 1
Cardiovascular Total 18 (5%) 22 (6%) 0.523 1
Psychological well-being (Score 0–25) Total 13.4 (4.6) 13.7 (4.5) 0.263 3

1 McNemar Test, 2 Wilcoxon Test, 3 t Test.