Table 2 Lifestyle risk factors and socio-demographic characteristics for the three clusters of subjects
| Â | Cluster 1 (n = 489/25.7%) Unhealthy/high-risk profile | Cluster 2 (n = 592/31.1%) Moderately healthy/moderate-risk profile | Cluster 3 (n = 820/43.1%) Healthy/low-risk profile | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lifestyle risk factors | ||||
Current (daily) smoking, n (%) | ||||
   Yes | 372 (76.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <0.001 |
Categorical PA levels, n (%) | ||||
   Low | 184 (37.6) | 379 (64.0) | 19 (2.3) | <0.001 |
   Moderate | 222 (45.4) | 0 (0.0) | 770 (93.9) |  |
   High | 83 (17.0) | 213 (36.0) | 31 (3.8) |  |
Mean number of days of vegetable consumption in a typical week, median days (P25, P75)* | ||||
| Â | 7 (3, 7) | 7 (7, 7) | 7 (7, 7) | <0.001 |
Consuming at least three servings of vegetables on the days eating vegetables, n (%) | ||||
   Yes | 157 (32.1) | 185 (31.3) | 368 (44.9) | <0.001 |
Mean number of days of fruit consumption in a typical week, median days (P25, P75)* | ||||
| Â | 3 (1, 7) | 7 (5, 7) | 7 (5, 7) | <0.001 |
Consuming at least two servings of fruit on the days eating fruit, n (%) | ||||
   Yes | 211 (43.1) | 314 (53.0) | 506 (61.7) | <0.001 |
Times purchasing meals out in the previous week, median times (P25, P75)* | ||||
| Â | 8 (2, 13) | 7 (1, 12) | 5 (1, 10) | <0.001 |
B. Socio-demographics | ||||
Age, n (%) | ||||
   18-29 years | 69 (14.1) | 112 (18.9) | 135 (16.5) | <0.001 |
   30-39 years | 104 (21.3) | 178 (30.1) | 193 (23.5) |  |
   40-49 years | 174 (35.6) | 140 (23.6) | 179 (21.8) |  |
   50-64 years | 142 (29.0) | 162 (27.4) | 313 (38.2) |  |
Sex, n (%) | ||||
   Men | 414 (84.7) | 220 (37.2) | 282 (34.4) | <0.001 |
   Women | 75 (15.3) | 372 (62.8) | 538 (65.6) |  |
Education, n (%) | ||||
   Junior high school or below | 142 (29.2) | 126 (21.5) | 199 (24.5) | 0.046 |
   Senior high school | 112 (23.0) | 133 (22.7) | 194 (23.9) |  |
   College/university or post-graduate degree | 233 (47.8) | 326 (55.7) | 420 (51.7) |  |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||
   Single | 76 (15.6) | 93 (15.9) | 117 (14.3) | 0.833 |
   Married, consensual union | 387 (79.6) | 463 (79.0) | 666 (81.4) |  |
   Widowed, divorced, separated | 23 (4.7) | 30 (5.1) | 35 (4.3) |  |
Type of work, n (%) | ||||
   Office work, intellectual work, services, student | 308 (63.6) | 397 (67.9) | 484 (59.5) | <0.001 |
   Farming, cattle-raising, forestry, industrial, mining, construction or other similar type of work | 74 (15.3) | 37 (6.3) | 42 (5.2) |  |
   Do not work, pensioned | 102 (21.1) | 151 (25.8) | 287 (35.3) |  |
Asset index, n(%) | ||||
   Low | 202 (41.6) | 224 (38.0) | 347 (42.7) | 0.022 |
   Medium | 187 (38.6) | 220 (37.4) | 324 (39.9) |  |
   High | 96 (19.8) | 145 (24.6) | 141 (17.4) |  |