Table 2 Distribution of modifiable risk factors by baseline characteristics
| Â | Risk factors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smokers | Overweight/obesity (BMI > 25) | Sedentary lifestyle | Less than 3 servings fruit/veg | ||||||
|  | % | χ2 test (p) | % | χ2 test (p) | % | χ2 test (p) | % | χ2 test (p) | |
Gender | Female | 13.1% | 0.18 | 44.1% | < 0.01 | 26.3% | < 0.01 | 65.9% | 0.03 |
Male | 16.4% | Â | 65.0% | Â | 16.9% | Â | 74.1% | Â | |
Age | 10–19 y | 31.8% | < 0.01 | 14.3% | < 0.01 | 50.0% | < 0.01 | 75.0% | 0.05 |
20–29 y | 15.4% |  | 33.9% |  | 23.5% |  | 71.0% |  | |
30–39 y | 23.1% |  | 42.1% |  | 19.0% |  | 85.7% |  | |
40–49 y | 15.0% |  | 65.0% |  | 27.9% |  | 78.9% |  | |
50–59 y | 19.7% |  | 59.5% |  | 25.3% |  | 68.2% |  | |
60–69 y | 10.5% |  | 64.7% |  | 18.0% |  | 62.6% |  | |
70–79 y | 6.3% |  | 62.1% |  | 9.5% |  | 67.1% |  | |
80+ y | 3.0% | Â | 60.6% | Â | 15.4% | Â | 79.2% | Â | |
Nationality | Italians | 13.0% | 0.01 | 55.5% | 0.97 | 20.0% | 0.14 | 67.9% | < 0.01 |
Foreigners | 21.2% | Â | 55.6% | Â | 26.5% | Â | 83.3% | Â | |
Education | None or Primary School | 16.2% | 0.31 | 58.1% | 0.02 | 14.3% | 0.57 | 70.6% | 0.99 |
Lower Seconday School | 15.7% | Â | 63.9% | Â | 20.4% | Â | 70.1% | Â | |
High School | 15.9% | Â | 54.5% | Â | 22.5% | Â | 69.9% | Â | |
Degree | 10.1% | Â | 46.4% | Â | 21.1% | Â | 71.4% | Â | |
Employment | Employed | 16.1% | < 0.01 | 58.0% | < 0.01 | 25.1% | 0.02 | 71.8% | 0.35 |
Unemployed | 28.8% | Â | 48.1% | Â | 21.1% | Â | 80.0% | Â | |
Retired | 7.3% | Â | 63.2% | Â | 13.8% | Â | 64.7% | Â | |
Student | 18.6% | Â | 34.0% | Â | 28.6% | Â | 71.4% | Â | |
Houskeeper | 5.3% | Â | 52.6% | Â | 22.2% | Â | 71.4% | Â | |