Table 1 Association of sociodemographic characteristics with both symptoms and SOC in engaging in healthy behavior
Sociodemographic characteristics | n (%) | Symptom | p | SOC in engaging in exercise | p | SOC in engaging in consumption of F&V | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not engaged (precontemplation, contemplation, and preparation) | Engaged (action and maintenance) | Not engaged (precontemplation, contemplation, and preparation) | Engaged (action and maintenance) | ||||||
Mean (SD) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
Sex | Â | ||||||||
 Male | 51 (56.0) | 31.7 (24.8) |  | 45 (69.23) | 19 (73.08) |  | 46 (56.8) | 5 (50.0) |  |
 Female | 40 (44.0) | 35.9 (24.8) | 0.427 | 20 (30.77) | 7 (26.92) | 0.803 | 35 (43.2) | 5 (50.0) | 0.744 |
Age, years | Â | ||||||||
 < 65 | 64 (70.3) | 33.1 (23.7) |  | 45 (69.2) | 19 (73.1) |  | 57 (70.4) | 7 (70.0) |  |
 ≥ 65 | 27 (29.7) | 34.7 (27.6) | 0.788 | 20 (30.8) | 7 (26.9) | 0.803 | 24 (29.6) | 3 (30.0) | 0.999 |
Marital status | Â | ||||||||
 No spouse | 26 (28.6) | 37.5 (26.0) |  | 21 (32.3) | 5 (19.2) |  | 22 (27.2) | 4 (40.0) |  |
 With spouse | 65 (71.4) | 32.0 (24.3) | 0.343 | 44 (67.7) | 21 (80.8) | 0.305 | 59 (72.8) | 6 (60.0) | 0.463 |
Practice a religion | Â | ||||||||
 No | 30 (33.0) | 36.2 (24.5) |  | 23 (35.4) | 7 (26.9) |  | 26 (32.1) | 4 (40.0) |  |
 Yes | 61 (67.0) | 32.3 (25.0) | 0.483 | 42 (64.6) | 19 (73.1) | 0.472 | 55 (67.9) | 6 (60.0) | 0.724 |
Current job | Â | ||||||||
 No | 54 (59.3) | 40.0 (27.7) |  | 40 (61.5) | 14 (53.8) |  | 47 (58.0) | 7 (70.0) |  |
 Yes | 37 (40.7) | 24.2 (15.9) | 0.001 | 25 (38.5) | 12 (46.2) | 0.637 | 34 (42.0) | 3 (30.0) | 0.520 |
Monthly household income, $ | Â | ||||||||
 < 2000 | 47 (51.6) | 39.6 (28.7) |  | 32 (49.2) | 15 (57.7) |  | 39 (48.1) | 2 (20.0) |  |
 ≥ 2000 | 44 (48.4) | 27.1 (17.8) | 0.014 | 33 (50.8) | 11 (42.3) | 0.495 | 42 (51.9) | 8 (80.0) | 0.092 |
Residence | |||||||||
 City or town | 31 (34.1) | 36.0 (25.2) |  | 20 (30.8) | 11 (42.3) |  | 27 (33.3) | 4 (40.0) |  |
 Metropolitan | 60 (65.9) | 32.3 (24.7) | 0.510 | 45 (69.2) | 15 (57.7) | 0.333 | 54 (66.7) | 6 (60.0) | 0.730 |
National Health Service | Â | ||||||||
 Health insurance | 65 (71.4) | 30.2 (21.8) |  | 47 (72.3) | 18 (69.2) |  | 60 (74.1) | 5 (50.0) |  |
 Medical aid | 26 (28.6) | 42.1 (29.8) | 0.037 | 18 (27.7) | 8 (30.8) | 0.801 | 21 (25.9) | 5 (50.0) | 0.142 |
Number of family members living together | Â | ||||||||
 ≤ 2 | 55 (60.4) | 34.4 (26.7) |  | 37 (56.9) | 18 (69.2) |  | 49 (60.5) | 6 (60.0) |  |
 ≥ 3 | 36 (39.6) | 32.4 (21.9) | 0.706 | 28 (43.1) | 8 (30.8) | 0.346 | 32 (39.5) | 4 (40.0) | 0.999 |