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Table 8 Patients' educational background when lifestyle behaviour is discussed, 2000-2008

From: Discussing patient's lifestyle choices in the consulting room: analysis of GP-patient consultations between 1975 and 2008

Discussing/Educational background:

Smoking (n = 189)

Alcohol (n = 65)

Nutrition (n = 270)

Physical activity (n = 579)

Total

No formal education (ref)

14 (6%)

2 (0.9%)

29 (12.6%)

33 (14.3%)

231

Primary school

34 (7.1%)

8 (1.7%)

50 (10.4%)

102 (21.3%)

479

High school or vocational education

101 (7.4%)

38 (2.8%)

138 (10.2%)

301 (22.2%)

1358

College or university

33 (7.6%)

16 (3.7%)

42 (9.7%)

115 (26.6%)*

432

  1. *Significant difference, logistic regression ('no formal education' as reference group), OR: 1.9 & CI: 1.2-3.1.