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Table 2 Individual lifestyles by neighbourhoods’ type

From: Unhealthy lifestyles, environment, well-being and health capability in rural neighbourhoods: a community-based cross-sectional study

Diet, n° times per week

Small village

Parish Council

Municipality

Total

(n = 84)

(n = 112)

(n = 74)

(n = 270)

Vegetables and fruit

 Never

–

–

1 (1%)

1 (0.4%)

  < 1

–

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

2 (1%)

 1–3

3 (4%)

7 (6%)

3 (4%)

13 (5%)

 4–6

14 (17%)

11 (10%)

9 (12%)

34 (13%)

 Once or more per day

67 (80%)

93 (83%)

60 (81%)

220 (82%)

Milk and dairy products

 Never

8 (10%)

11 (10%)

6 (8%)

25 (9%)

  < 1

4 (5%)

8 (7%)

5 (7%)

17 (6%)

 1–3

7 (8%)

12 (11%)

8 (11%)

27 (10%)

 4–6

7 (8%)

5 (5%)

11 (15%)

23 (9%)

 Once or more per day

58 (69%)

76 (68%)

44 (60%)

178 (66%)

Fish, meat and eggs

 Never

–

–

–

–

  < 1

–

1 (1%)

–

1 (0.4%)

 1–3

1 (1%)

4 (4%)

5 (7%)

10 (4%)

 4–6

11 (13%)

9 (8%)

4 (5%)

24 (9%)

 Once or more per day

72 (86%)

98 (88%)

65 (88%)

235 (87%)

Bread, pasta or cereal

 Never

–

–

–

–

  < 1

1 (1%)

–

1 (1%)

2 (1%)

 1–3

4 (5%)

8 (7%)

6 (8%)

18 (7%)

 4–6

4 (5%)

17 (15%)

8 (11%)

29 (11%)

 Once or more per day

75 (89%)

87 (78%)

59 (80%)

221 (82%)

Legumes and grains

 Never

2 (2%)

–

3 (4%)

5 (2%)

  < 1

4 (5%)

11 (10%)

6 (8%)

21 (8%)

 1–3

27 (32%)

59 (53%)

28 (38%)

114 (42%)

 4–6

31 (37%)

25 (22%)

28 (38%)

84 (31%)

 Once or more per day

20 (24%)

17 (15%)

9 (12%)

46 (17%)

Fried and salty foods

 Never

13 (16%)

14 (13%)

11 (15%)

38 (14%)

  < 1

46 (55%)

65 (58%)

38 (51%)

149 (55%)

 1–3

23 (27%)

24 (21%)

20 (27%)

67 (25%)

 4–6

2 (2%)

7 (6%)

3 (4%)

12 (4%)

 Once or more per day

–

2 (2%)

2 (3%)

4 (2%)

Sweets

 Never

15 (18%)

19 (17%)

6 (8%)

40 (15%)

  < 1

39 (46%)

44 (39%)

35 (47%)

118 (44%)

 1–3

17 (20%)

21 (19%)

20 (27%)

58 (22%)

 4–6

11 (13%)

16 (14%)

7 (10%)

34 (13%)

 Once or more per day

2 (2%)

12 (11%)

6 (8%)

20 (7%)

Active lifestyles

 Regular activity

27 (32%)

49 (44%)

31 (42%)

107 (40%)

 Walking

17 (20%)

35 (31%)

22 (30%)

74 (27%)

 Cycling

1 (1%)

4 (4%)

–

5 (2%)

 Collective games

1 (1%)

–

3 (4%)

4 (2%)

 Outdoor running

1 (1%)

–

–

1 (0.4%)

 Holistic movement practices: yoga, Pilates

5 (6%)

13 (12%)

9 (12%)

27 (10%)

 Fitness equipment

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

2 (3%)

4 (2%)

 Water-based exercise

1 (1%)

8 (7%)

2 (3%)

11 (4%)

 Other(s)

2 (2%)

4 (4%)

1 (1%)

7 (3%)

Quality of lifea

 Mobility

  No problems

52 (62%)

74 (66%)

54 (73%)

180 (67%)

  Slight

19 (23%)

16 (14%)

9 (12%)

44 (16%)

  Moderate

9 (11%)

18 (16%)

10 (14%)

37 (14%)

  Severe

4 (5%)

4 (4%)

1 (1%)

9 (3%)

  Extreme

–

–

–

–

 Self-care (washing or dressing)

  No problems

74 (89%)

106 (96%)

66 (89%)

246 (92%)

  Slight

4 (5%)

4 (4%)

7 (10%)

15 (6%)

  Moderate

2 (2%)

1 (1%)

–

3 (1%)

  Severe

–

–

–

–

  Unable to self-care

3 (4%)

–

1 (1%)

4 (2%)

 Usual activities

  No problems

67 (80%)

91 (82%)

57 (77%)

215 (80%)

  Slight

10 (12%)

18 (16%)

13 (18%)

41 (15%)

  Moderate

5 (6%)

1 (1%)

3 (4%)

9 (3%)

  Severe

–

–

–

–

  Unable to do usual activities

2 (2%)

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

4 (2%)

Pain/discomfort

 No problems

15 (18%)

38 (34%)

32 (43%)

85 (32%)

 Slight

42 (50%)

42 (38%)

29 (39%)

113 (42%)

 Moderate

19 (23%)

24 (21%)

10 (14%)

53 (20%)

 Severe

7 (8%)

7 (6%)

3 (4%)

17 (6%)

 Extreme

1 (1%)

–

–

1 (0.4%)

Anxious or depressed

 No problems

40 (48%)

50 (45%)

42 (57%)

132 (49%)

 Slight

30 (36%)

39 (35%)

18 (24%)

87 (32%)

 Moderate

9 (11%)

18 (16%)

7 (10%)

34 (13%)

 Severe

5 (6%)

5 (5%)

7 (10%)

17 (6%)

 Extreme

–

–

–

–

Self-assessment of health and well-being

 Quality of life

  Strongly disagree

2 (2%)

2 (2%)

1 (1%)

5 (2%)

  Disagree

7 (8%)

9 (8%)

4 (5%)

20 (7%)

  Neither agree nor disagree

18 (21%)

13 (12%)

13 (18%)

44 (16%)

  Agree

42 (50%)

54 (48%)

37 (50%)

133 (49%)

  Strongly agree

15 (18%)

34 (30%)

19 (26%)

68 (25%)

 Health condition

  Very Good

3 (4%)

6 (5%)

4 (5%)

13 (5%)

  Good

43 (51%)

46 (41%)

38 (51%)

127 (47%)

  Reasonable

32 (38%)

53 (47%)

29 (39%)

114 (42%)

  Bad

6 (7%)

5 (5%)

2 (3%)

13 (5%)

  Very bad

–

2 (2%)

1 (1%)

3 (1%)

  1. aFollowing EQ-5D-5L. Data are in %, some percentages might not add to 100% due to the option given to subjects of not answering