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Table 3 Screening patterns for single and co-occurring risky health behaviours

From: Eligibility for interventions, co-occurrence and risk factors for unhealthy behaviours in patients consulting for routine primary care: results from the Pre-Empt study

No. of behaviours

Behaviours

Male (N = 787)

Female (N = 1279)

Overall (N = 2066)

N

%

N

%

%

0

No Behaviours

37

4.7

56

4.4

4.5

1

Exercise only

70

8.9

178

13.9

12.0

Diet only

97

12.0

83

6.5

8.7

Alcohol only

26

3.3

32

2.5

2.8

Smoking only

4

0.5

10

0.8

0.7

2

Diet and Exercise

195

25.0

367

28.7

27.2

Alcohol and Diet

79

10.0

56

4.4

6.5

Alcohol and Exercise

22

2.8

80

6.3

4.9

Diet and Smoking

20

2.5

32

2.5

2.5

Alcohol and Smoking

9

1.1

11

0.9

1.0

Exercise and Smoking

6

0.8

24

1.9

1.5

3

Alcohol, Diet and Exercise

96

12.0

143

11.2

11.6

Diet, Exercise and Smoking

37

4.7

75

5.9

5.4

Alcohol, Diet and Smoking

33

4.2

31

2.4

3.1

Alcohol, Exercise and Smoking

11

1.4

24

1.9

1.7

4

Alcohol, Diet, Exercise & Smoking

45

5.7

77

6.0

5.9

 

Alcohol

321

40.8

454

35.5

37.5

 

Diet

602

76.5

864

67.6

70.9

 

Exercise

482

61.2

968

75.7

70.1

 

Smoking

165

21.0

284

22.2

21.7