Table 4.
Characteristics of the healthy lifestyle score for the BHIS subset (n = 6054) and the BELHES subset (n = 739)
| BHIS subset, n (%) or mean (SD) | BELHES subset, n (%) or mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Lifestyle score | 3.1 (0.9) | 3.1 (0.9) |
| Smoking status | ||
| Regular smoker (0) | 1002 (16.6%) | 129 (17.5%) |
| Occasional smoker (1) | 159 (2.6%) | 25 (3.4%) |
| Former smoker (2) | 1472 (24.3%) | 180 (24.4%) |
| Nonsmoker (3) | 3421 (56.5%) | 405 (54.8%) |
| BMI | ||
| Underweight/obese (0) | 1123 (18.6%) | 119 (16.1%) |
| Overweight (1) | 2073 (34.2%) | 248 (33.6%) |
| Normal weight (2) | 2858 (47.2%) | 372 (50.3%) |
| Physical activity | ||
| Sedentary activities (0) | 1795 (29.7%) | 185 (25.0%) |
| Light activities < 4 h/week (1) | 1391 (23.0%) | 167 (22.6%) |
| Light activities > 4 h/week or sport < 4 h/week (2) | 1820 (30.1%) | 227 (30.7%) |
| Sport > 4 h/week or intense training (3) | 1048 (17.3%) | 160 (21.7%) |
| Alcohol consumption | ||
| ≥ 22 drinks/week (0) | 294 (4.9%) | 31 (4.2%) |
| 15–21 drinks/week (1) | 323 (5.3%) | 52 (7.0%) |
| 8–14 drinks/week (2) | 738 (12.2%) | 101 (13.7%) |
| 1–7 drinks/week (3) | 1777 (29.4%) | 235 (31.8%) |
| < 1 drink/week or abstainers (4) | 2922 (48.3%) | 320 (43.3%) |
| Diet | ||
| Diet score 0–9 (0) | 1769 (29.2%) | 210 (28.4%) |
| Diet score 10–12 (1) | 2621 (43.3%) | 325 (44.0%) |
| Diet score 13–16 (2) | 1664 (27.5%) | 204 (27.6%) |