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Health related behaviours of nurses with good health vs nurses with poor health |
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| Variable |
Frequency n (%) |
Frequency n (%) |
P value* |
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| Good health |
Poor health |
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| Smoking |
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| Current smokers |
61 (42) |
103 (51) |
NS |
| Former smokers |
21 (14) |
22 (11) |
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| Have never smoked |
65 (44) |
79 (39) |
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| Alcohol consumption |
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| Does not drink |
44 (30) |
57 (28) |
NS |
| Occasionally |
57 (39) |
95 (46) |
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| Once a week |
26 (18) |
29 (14) |
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| More than once a week |
20 (14) |
25 (12) |
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| Body Mass Index (BMI) |
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| <20 |
12 (8) |
16 (8) |
NS |
| 20–24.9 |
89 (61) |
104(52) |
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| 25–29.9 |
36 (25) |
67 (33) |
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| >30 |
9 (6) |
14 (7) |
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| Leisure time exercise |
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| Yes |
91 (62) |
83 (41) |
<0.001 |
| No |
56 (38) |
122 (60) |
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*P values calculated with Χ2 tests. | |||
Pappas et al. BMC Nursing 2005 4:8 doi:10.1186/1472-6955-4-8 |
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