Lifestyle in Curacao: smoking, alcohol consumption, eating habits and exercise
West Indian med. j
; West Indian med. j;46(1): 8-14, Mar. 1997.
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ABSTRACT
The Curacao Health Study was carried out among a randomized sample (n = 2248, response rate = 85 percent) of the adult non-institutionalized population in order to assess aspects of lifestyle that may pose health risks. Factors examined were tobacco and alcohol use, eating habits and exercise behaviour. Outcome variables were cross-tabulated by gender, age and socioeconomic status. 17.1 percent of the participants were smokers and 20.5 percent regular drinkers, including 6.3 percent of the men who consumed alcohol excessively (4 or more glasses of alcohol a day). 75 percent of the participants did not excercise regularly, 37 percent did not eat vegetables daily, and half did not eat fruit daily. Other poor eating habits were the addition of extra sugar and salt to prepared food by 33 percent and 20 percent of the participants, respectively. On the whole, men had less healthy lifestyles than women, with the exception of execise behaviour. People of high socioeconomic status (SES) drank less alcohol, and exercised more often than those of low SES. Considering the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in the Caribbean, research of lifestyle factors in other Caribbean countries is required to facilitate the development of regional prevention and intervention programmes.
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LILACS
Asunto principal:
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
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Ejercicio Físico
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Fumar
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Estilo de Vida
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Antillas holandesas
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Caribe ingles
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian Med J
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West Indian med. j
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West Indian medical journal
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article