Table 1
Prevalence of health behaviours pre- and post-diagnosis of selected chronic conditions by sex and age group, household population aged 50 or older, Canada, 1994/1995 to 2006/2007

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Table summary
 This table displays the results of prevalence of health behaviours pre- and post-diagnosis of selected chronic conditions by sex and age group. The information is grouped by selected chronic condition/health behaviour (appearing as row headers), total, sex, age group, pre-diagnosis, post-diagnosis, men, women, 50 to 64 and 65 or older, calculated using pre-diagnosis and post-diagnosis units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected chronic condition/health behaviour Total Sex Age group
Pre-diagnosis Post-diagnosis Men Women 50 to 64 65 or older
Pre-diagnosis Post-diagnosis Pre-diagnosis Post-diagnosis Pre-diagnosis Post-diagnosis Pre-diagnosis Post-diagnosis
Heart disease (number) 905 905 390  390  515  515  373  373  532  532 
Current smoker 14.4 10.8Note * 15.8 13.2Note E: Use with caution 13.3 8.8Note E: Use with caution 25.7 19.4Note E: Use with caution 10.4 7.7
Physically active 51.6 53.9 54.3 60.2 49.4 48.7 47.1 58.5 53.5 51.9
Alcohol consumption  
Never or low 62.8 65.6 49.5 50.3 74.0 78.5Note † 64.8 56.0 62.0 69.7Note ‡
Moderate 28.2 25.2 36.7 33.5 21.1 18.1Note † 24.7Note E: Use with caution 30.8 29.7 22.8Note ‡
Excessive 9.0 9.2Note E: Use with caution 13.8 16.2Note E: Use with caution 4.9Note E: Use with caution 3.4Note †Note E: Use with caution 10.6Note E: Use with caution 13.3Note E: Use with caution 8.3Note E: Use with caution 7.5Note E: Use with caution
5 or more daily fruit/vegetable servings 41.9 51.4 41.7Note E: Use with caution 53.8 42.0Note E: Use with caution 49.9 37.8Note E: Use with caution 50.7 52.8Note E: Use with caution 53.0Note E: Use with caution
Diabetes (number) 478 478 196  196  282  282  253  253  225  225 
Current smoker 15.1 11.7Note * 16.5Note E: Use with caution 13.1Note E: Use with caution 14.1Note E: Use with caution 10.7Note E: Use with caution 20.7Note E: Use with caution 14.7Note E: Use with caution 12.3Note E: Use with caution 10.1Note E: Use with caution
Physically active 49.7 56.2Note * 53.5 64.2 47.0 50.7 48.4 64.2 50.4 51.7Note ‡
Alcohol consumption  
Never or low 66.8 72.5 53.2 61.8 76.3 80.6 64.2 71.6 68.2 73.1
Moderate 23.0 22.5 29.9 32.0 18.2Note E: Use with caution 15.3Note †Note E: Use with caution 25.6Note E: Use with caution 21.5Note E: Use with caution 21.6 23.1Note E: Use with caution
Excessive 10.2Note E: Use with caution 5.0Note *Note E: Use with caution 16.9Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 5.5Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 10.2Note E: Use with caution 6.9 10.2Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
5 or more daily fruit/vegetable servings 34.5Note E: Use with caution 41.8 28.1Note E: Use with caution 37.3Note E: Use with caution 40.1E 45.7Note E: Use with caution 34.4Note E: Use with caution 42.8Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Cancer (number) 497 497 227  227  270  270  232 232 265  265 
Current smoker 17.2 13.5Note * 19.7Note E: Use with caution 15.8Note E: Use with caution 14.9Note E: Use with caution 11.4Note E: Use with caution 31.2Note E: Use with caution 23.4Note E: Use with caution 11.8Note E: Use with caution 9.7Note E: Use with caution
Physically active 49.8 51.9 51.4 57.1 48.4 47.3 44.6 57.3 52.1 49.6
Alcohol consumption  
Never or low 59.9 63.4 56.8 57.1 63.5 70.7 47.1 61.7 66.0 64.2
Moderate 30.5 29.9 33.5 Note F: too unreliable to be published 27.2 Note F: too unreliable to be published 40.7Note E: Use with caution 26.4Note E: Use with caution 25.7 31.5
Excessive 9.5Note E: Use with caution 6.7Note E: Use with caution 9.7Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 9.4Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 12.2Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 8.3Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
5 or more daily fruit/vegetable servings 37.9 43.2Note E: Use with caution 33.9Note E: Use with caution 32.9Note E: Use with caution 40.8Note E: Use with caution 50.9Note E: Use with caution 39.9Note E: Use with caution 54.9 32.5Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
Stroke (number) 368 368 156  156  212  212  100  100  268  268 
Current smoker 17.0 12.5Note *Note E: Use with caution 16.2Note E: Use with caution 14.7Note E: Use with caution 17.6Note E: Use with caution 10.6Note E: Use with caution 34.7Note E: Use with caution 26.2Note E: Use with caution 13.8Note E: Use with caution 10.0Note E: Use with caution
Physically active 49.6 46.2 59.0 59.4 41.9 35.5Note † 54.6Note E: Use with caution 56.4Note E: Use with caution 48.3 43.6
Alcohol consumption  
Never or low 70.1 77.4Note *Note E: Use with caution 62.0 74.1 76.4 80.0 72.4 73.2 69.6 78.3
Moderate 19.2Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Excessive 10.7Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
5 or more daily fruit/vegetable servings Note F: too unreliable to be published 33.0Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Respiratory disease (number) 409 409 149  149  260  260  190 190 219  219 
Current smoker 25.2 23.9 26.3Note E: Use with caution 24.7Note E: Use with caution 24.5 23.4Note E: Use with caution 36.2Note E: Use with caution 33.0Note E: Use with caution 21.0 20.4
Physically active 51.6 44.1* 58.2 52.5 47.2 38.6 55.4 59.3 49.9 37.4Note ‡
Alcohol consumption  
Never or low 64.0 56.7 56.6 43.6 68.4 64.5 46.0Note E: Use with caution 48.1 71.6 60.4
Moderate 23.3 35.4Note *Note E: Use with caution 22.8Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 23.5Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 27.6Note E: Use with caution 38.3Note E: Use with caution 21.4 34.1
Excessive 12.8Note E: Use with caution 7.9*Note E: Use with caution 20.6Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 26.4Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 7.0Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published
5 or more daily fruit/vegetable servings 27.1Note E: Use with caution 31.4Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 30.2Note E: Use with caution 33.3Note E: Use with caution 31.3Note E: Use with caution 33.7Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
* not available for any reference period
F too unreliable to be published
† pre- to post-diagnosis change significantly different from change among men (p<0.05)
‡ pre- to post-diagnosis change significantly different from change among 50-to-64 age group (p<0.05)
E use with caution
Notes: Tests of group differences by sex and age group were conducted using logistic regression in which post-test differences were predicted by group membership, controlling for pre-test differences. Significant differences indicate greater change from pre-test to post-test in one of the groups. Pre-values are based on the last interview wave in which respondents reported no diagnosis of the condition. Post-values are based on the same interview wave in which respondents reported diagnosis of the condition (0 to 2 years). Missing information for alcohol and fruit and vegetable consumption is due to small cell size (n <10). Fruit and vegetable consumption data were available only for cycles 5 to 7.
Source: 1994/1995 to 2006/2007 National Population Health Survey, longitudinal square file.