Skip to main content

Table 2 Distribution of unhealthy lifestyle behaviorsa comparing intervention versus non-intervention municipalities, all participants and restricted to participants obtaining motivational counselling in intervention municipalities, additionally stratified by presence/absence of at least one self-reported doctor’s diagnosis (diabetes, hypertension, CVD) overall and by presence/absence of at least one self-reported doctor’s diagnosis (diabetes, hypertension, CVD)

From: Non-communicable disease prevention in Kosovo: quantitative and qualitative assessment of uptake and barriers of an intervention for healthier lifestyles in primary healthcare

All participants

 

5 Intervention Municipalities

All Participants

n = 364

7 Non-intervention Municipalities

n = 543

 

5 Intervention Municipalities

Participants who received ≥ 1 motivational counselling

n = 80

7 Non-intervention Municipalities

n = 543

 

Prevalence

n (%)

Prevalence

n (%)

p-valueb

Prevalence

n (%)

Prevalence

n (%)

p-valueb

Currently smoking

68 (18.7)

119 (21.9)

0.24

10 (12.5)

119 (21.9)

0.05

Physically inactive (≤ 150 min moderate or ≤ 75 min of vigorous or combination of two)

235 (64.6)

243 (44.8)

< 0.001

69 (86.2)

243 (44.8)

< 0.001

Unhealthy eaters (≤ 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day)

342 (94.0)

512 (94.3)

0.83

74 (92.5)

512 (94.3)

0.53

Alcohol consumer (consumed alcohol at least one day during the past 30 days)

16 (4.4)

21 (3.9)

0.69

3 (3.8)

21 (3.9)

0.96

Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)

190 (52.2)

296 (54.5)

0.49

49 (61.3)

296 (54.5)

0.26

Participants with at least one self-reported diagnosisc

 

5 Intervention Municipalities

All Participants

n = 311

7 Non-intervention Municipalities

n = 456

 

5 Intervention Municipalities

Participants who received ≥ 1 motivational counselling

n = 79

7 Non-intervention Municipalities

n = 456

 

Prevalence

n (%)

Prevalence

n (%)

p-valueb

Prevalence

n (%)

Prevalence

n (%)

p-valueb

Currently smoking

54 (17.3)

96 (21.0)

0.20

9 (11.3)

96 (21.0)

0.04

Physically inactive (≤ 150 min moderate or ≤ 75 min of vigorous or combination of two)

204 (65.5)

205 (44.9)

< 0.001

68 (86.0)

205 (44.9)

< 0.001

Unhealthy eaters (≤ 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day)

292 (93.8)

434 (95.1)

0.44

73 (92.4)

434 (95.1)

0.31

Alcohol consumer (consumed alcohol at least one day during the past 30 days)

13 (4.1)

16 (3.5)

0.63

3 (3.8)

16 (3.5)

0.90

Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)

165 (53.0)

258 (56.5)

0.34

49 (62.0)

258 (56.5)

0.37

Participants without any self-reported diagnosisc

 

5 Intervention Municipalities

All Participants

n = 53

7 Non-intervention Municipalities

n = 87

 

5 Intervention Municipalities

Participants who received ≥ 1 motivational counselling

n = 1

7 Non-intervention Municipalities

n = 87

 

Prevalence

Prevalence

p-valueb

Prevalence

Prevalence

p-valued

Currently smoking

14 (26.4)

23 (26.4)

0.99

1 (100.0)

23 (26.4)

0.27

Physically inactive (≤ 150 min moderate or ≤ 75 min of vigorous or combination of two)

31 (58.4)

38 (43.6)

0.09

1 (100.0)

38 (43.6)

0.44

Unhealthy eaters (≤ 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day)

50 (94.3)

78 (89.6)

0.34

1 (100.0)

78 (89.6)

1.0

Alcohol consumer (consumed alcohol at least one day during the past 30 days)

3 (5.6)

5 (5.7)

0.98

1 (100.0)

5 (5.7)

0.07

Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)

25 (47.1)

38 (43.6)

0.69

1 (100.0)

38 (43.6)

0.44

  1. aUnhealthy lifestyle behaviors (smoking, physical inactivity, unhealthy eaters, alcohol consumption): Follow-up 1 data; obesity only available at baseline
  2. bChi-squared test
  3. cSelf-reported doctor’s diagnosis at either Baseline or Follow-up 1
  4. dFisher’s exact test