Table 2 Health promotion or risk behaviours and objective health status of Turkish Speaking Communities
Health promotion or risk behaviours | Turkish Immigrants (Group A) | Turkish Cypriots (Group B) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | N | % | ||
Regular Exercise | Yes | 181 | 58.8 | 72 | 66.7 | 253 | 60.8 |
No | 127 | 41.2 | 36 | 33.3 | 163 | 39.2 | |
Smoking | Yes | 133 | 43.2 | 44 | 40.7 | 177 | 42.5 |
No | 175 | 56.8 | 64 | 59.3 | 239 | 57.5 | |
Alcohol intake | Yes | 46 | 14.9 | 16 | 14.8 | 62 | 14.9 |
No | 262 | 85.1 | 92 | 85.2 | 354 | 85.1 | |
Having chronic illness | Yes | 74 | 24.0 | 39 | 36.1 † | 113 | 27.2 |
No | 234 | 76.0 | 69 | 63.9 | 303 | 72.8 | |
Being disabled | Yes | 13 | 4.2 | 3 | 2.8 | 16 | 3.8 |
No | 295 | 95.8 | 105 | 97.2 | 400 | 96.2 | |
Body Mass Index ± SD | 25.5 ± 4.0 | 26.4 ± 4.4 | 25.7 ± 4.1 | ||||