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Table 5 Demographic predictors of susceptibility to disease.

From: Factors influencing consumer dietary health preventative behaviours

 

Incidence % of sample1

Chi-square statistics2

  

Gender

Education

Age

Blood pressure

23

0.17

1.48

5.90*

Liver diseases

22

2.70++

5.80*

8.7*

Diabetes

11

0.53

6.55++

0.67

Ulcer

18

3.24

2.10

4.20

Ischaemic heart disease

21

0.92

2.97

5.27++

  1. Note: 1 Proportion of respondents who answered 4 and 5 on a five-point scale regarding susceptibility to disease. 2 Observed values of crosstabs of respondents grouped by susceptibility to disease (below/above median score) and demographics.
  2. Source: derived from authors survey data
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BMC Public Health

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