Table 6 Health behaviours of participants at baseline and follow-up
Health behaviour | Baseline n (%) | Follow-up n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcohol intake | P = 0.79 | ||
Red flagged (≥ 4 units daily) | 9 (6.1) | 7 (4.7) | |
Green flagged (< 2-3 units/day) | 128 (86.5) | 141 (95.3) | |
Unknown | 11 (7.4) | 0 | |
Smoking status | P = 0.45 | ||
Red flagged (smoker/passive smoker) | 40 (27.0) | 36 (24.3) | |
Green flagged (non-smoker/non passive smoker) | 108 (73.0) | 112 (75.7) | |
Caffeine intake | P = 0.79 | ||
Red flagged (≥ 600 mg/day) | 8 (5.4) | 6 (4.1) | |
Green flagged (< 600 mg/day) | 130 (87.8) | 142 (95.9) | |
Unknown | 10 (6.8) | 0 | |
Exercise | P = 0.02* | ||
Red flagged (< 30 minutes a day for 5 days per week) | 95 (64.2) | 78 (52.7) | |
Green flagged (≥ 30 minutes a day for 5 days per week) | 50 (33.8) | 69 (46.6) | |
Unknown | 3 (2.0) | 1 (0.7) | |
Diet fruit and vegetables | P = 0.08 | ||
Red flagged (≤ 2 daily portions) | 41 (27.7) | 31 (20.9) | |
Green flagged (≥ 5 daily portions) | 106 (71.6) | 117 (79.1) | |
Unknown | 1 (0.7) | ||
Diet Fats | P = 0.74 | ||
Red flagged (≥ 2 portions per day) | 30 (20.3) | 28 (18.9) | |
Green flagged (≤ 1 portion per day) | 114 (77.0) | 120 (81.1) | |
Unknown | 4 (2.7) | 0 | |
Disrupted sleep | P = 0.15 | ||
Red flagged (>8 h or <3 h) | 40 (27.0) | 51 (34.5) | |
Green flagged (7 – 8 hours) | 107 (72.3) | 96 (64.9) | |
Unknown | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | |