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

Table 2

Prevalence of health behaviors and number of healthy behaviors by gender, age group, and education.

(a)

HB variables (%)		Gender			Age group			Education level
		Males	Females		22-50 yr	51-69 yr		≤High sch	≥Bachelor
		()	()		()	()		()	()
PA status
Met:	42 (49)	20 (53)	22 (46)		21 (50)	21 (48)		17 (38)	25 (61)
Not met:	44 (51)	18 (47)	26 (54)	0.53	21 (50)	23 (52)	0.83	28 (62)	16 (39)	0.032
Gym use
Yes:	38 (44)	18 (47)	20 (42)		20 (48)	18 (41)		16 (36)	22 (54)
No:	48 (56)	20 (53)	28 (58)	0.60	22 (52)	26 (59)	0.53	60 (64)	19 (46)	0.091
PA last 24 h
Yes:	38 (44)	17 (45)	21 (44)		13 (31)	25 (57)		17 (38)	21 (51)
No:	48 (56)	21 (55)	27 (56)	0.93	29 (69)	19 (43)	0.016	28 (62)	20 (49)	0.021
Smoking status
Nonsmoker:	75 (87)	31 (84)	44 (90)		38 (91)	37 (84)		38 (84)	37 (90)
Current smoker:	11 (11)	6 (16)	5 (10)	0.53	4 (9)	7 (16)	0.52	7 (16)	4 (10)	0.53
Drinking status^†
Less frequent:	61 (74)	42 (65)	37 (80)		33 (83)	28 (65)		35 (81)	26 (65)
More frequent:	22 (26)	13 (35)	9 (20)	0.11	7 (17)	15 (35)	0.073	8 (19)	14 (35)	0.091

(b)

Average monthly use

(c)

PHB scores^‡
1:	10 (12)	6 (16)	4 (8)	4 (9)	6 (14)	8 (18)	2 (5)
2:	36 (42)	13 (34)	23 (48)	20 (48)	16 (36)	21 (47)	15 (37)
3:	30 (35)	16 (42)	14 (29)	12 (29)	18 (41)	14 (31)	16 (39)
4:	10 (12)	3 (8)	7 (15)	6 (14)	4 (9)	2 (4)	8 (19)

Data are presented as number (percentage). Column percentages are given. Abbreviations: ≤High sch.: high school or less; ≥Bachelor’s or higher degree; HB: health behavior; PA: physical activity; PHB: positive health behavior; Met: met weekly physical activity recommendations (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); Not met: did not met weekly physical activity recommendations. Less frequent: defined as drinking ≤3 drinks/month; More frequent: defined as drinking drinks/week. Statistical significance used the Fisher’s exact test because the number of cases was small. ^†Only includes current drinkers. ^‡Scores are additive with higher numbers indicating more positive health behaviors.