Table 4 Percentage of consultations in which the GP discusses lifestyle choices with the patient, 1975-2008
Time series/ Behaviour: | 1975 (1) (n = 214) | 1977-1979 (2) (n = 345) | 1978-1980 (3) (n = 363) | 1982-1984 (4) (n = 1699) | 1989 (5) (n = 250) | 1995-1996 (6) (n = 442) | 2000-2001 (7) (n = 2082) | 2007-2008 (8) (n = 808) | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking* | 4.7% CI: 1.8-7.5 | 2.3% CI: 0.7-3.9 | 4.1% CI: 2.1-6.2 | 4.1% CI: 3.2-5.1 | 10.4% CI: 6.6-14.2 | 7% CI: 4.6-9.4 | 8.3% CI: 7.1-9.5 | 8.3% CI: 6.3-10.2 | 6.2% |
Alcohol use* | 1.4% CI: 0.0-2.9 | 1.4% CI: 0.2-2.7 | 1.9% CI: 0.5-3.3 | 2.0% CI: 1.3-2.7 | 3.2% CI: 1.0-5.4 | 4.3% CI: 2.4-6.2 | 2.7% CI: 2.0-3.4 | 3.5% CI: 2.2-4.7 | 2.6% |
Nutrition* | 8.8% CI: 5.0-12.7 | 7.5% CI: 4.7-10.3 | 10.5% CI: 7.3-13.6 | 8.1% CI: 6.8-9.4 | 10% CI: 6.3-13.7 | 13.1% CI: 10-16.3 | 13.3% CI: 11.8-14.7 | 11.1% CI: 9.0-13.3 | 10.3% |
Physical* activity | 5.6% CI: 2.5-8.7 | 5.2% CI: 2.9-7.6 | 6.3% CI: 3.8-8.9 | 8.4% CI: 7.0-9.7 | 16.4% CI: 11.8-21.0 | 13.1% CI: 10-16.3 | 27.2% CI: 25.3-29.1 | 23% CI: 20.1-26.0 | 13.2% |