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Table 1 Cut-off points for unhealthy lifestyle habits applied in medical records and LSQ.

From: A retrospective cohort study on lifestyle habits of cardiovascular patients: how informative are medical records?

Lifestyle habit

Cut-off for unhealthy in medical records

Cut-off for unhealthy in LSQ

Smoking (package-years, cigarettes per day)

Current smoking

idem

Alcohol use (alcohol; average daily alcohol use in units)

> 2 U/day for females

> 3 U/day for males

idem

Physical activity (type and frequency of physical activity)

Once a week or less*

Activity index: < 42 points

Eating habits (intake of vegetables, fruit, fibre and fat)

Sufficient intake*

Fruits/vegetables < 400 g/day

fibre ≥ 3 g/MJ;

total Fat > 35% of energy intake

Body Weight (body weight in kilograms; Body Mass Index (BMI))

Overweight/underweight*

or BMI > 25 kg/m2

BMI < 20 kg/m2

BMI > 25 kg/m2

BMI < 20 kg/m2

  1. U = units, a unit equals one standardized glass; g/MJ = gram/megajoule; g = grams; kg/m2 = kilograms/square meters; *judgment by doctor