Health Behavior and Lifestyle Trends among Platelet Donors: Results from a Questionnaire-Based Survey in Norway

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Comparison of education level and prevalence of health behaviors between platelet donors and adults in the general population (GP) of similar ages. Abbreviations: meeting PA: meeting weekly PA recommendations. Higher education is defined as bachelor’s or higher degree; meeting weekly PA recommendations is defined as at least 150 min per week of moderate-intensity activity, or at least 75 min per week of vigorous-intensity activity, or an equivalent combination; more frequent drinking is defined as ≥1 to ≤5 times per week; obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of >30 kg/m². Source for education, daily smoking, more frequent drinking, and obesity: Norwegian Bureau of Statistics (SSB), National Survey of Living Conditions 2019. Source for meeting weekly PA recommendations: Norwegian Directorate of Health 2016.