From: Motivations to eat healthily in older Dutch adults - a cross sectional study
N (%) | |
---|---|
Female | 553 (52.7) |
Age (years) | |
< 65 | 337 (32.1) |
65-69.9 | 276 (26.3) |
70-74.9 | 219 (20.9) |
≥ 75 | 218 (20.8) |
Education | |
Low | 227 (21.6) |
Medium | 605 (57.6) |
High | 218 (20.8) |
Household income per month (net) | |
Low (<1,135 Euro) | 247 (23.5) |
Medium (1,135-1,816 Euro) | 660 (62.9) |
High (>1,816 Euro) | 143 (13.6) |
Weight status (BMI) | |
Normal (18.5-24.9 kg/m2) | 290 (27.6) |
Overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2) | 505 (48.1) |
Obesity (≥30 kg/m2) | 238 (22.7) |
Missing | 17 (1.6) |
Smoking | |
Never smoked | 388 (37.0) |
Former | 487 (46.4) |
Current | 167 (15.9) |
Missing | 8 (0.8) |
Alcohol use | |
Non-drinker | 228 (21.7) |
Moderate (<3 glasses per day) | 586 (55.8) |
(Very) excessive (≥3 glasses per day) | 236 (22.5) |
Number of diet related chronic diseases | |
0 | 516 (49.1) |
1 | 331 (31.5) |
2 or more | 203 (19.3) |
Presence of diet related chronic diseases specific | |
CVD | 283 (27.0) |
Hypertension | 373 (35.5) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 94 (9.0) |
Walking disability | |
Yes | 100 (9.5) |
Missing | 2 (0.2) |
Self-rated health | |
Good | 754 (71.8) |
Poor | 296 (28.2) |
Depressive symptoms | |
Yes | 86 (8.2) |
Nutritional knowledge (range: 0-14) | |
Low (≤5) | 273 (26.0) |
Medium (6-9) | 467 (44.5) |
High (≥10) | 141 (13.4) |
Missing | 169 (16.1) |