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Table 5 Cardiometabolic risk factors stratified for lifestyle variables for fathers

From: Prevalences of cardiometabolic risk and lifestyle factors in young parents: evidence from a German birth cohort study

Fathers (n = 614)a

 

Obesity

Arterial hypertension

 

yes

no

 

yes

no

 

Smoking

n

%

n

%

pb

n

%

n

%

pb

 never

36

40.0

256

48.9

0.120

23

48.9

269

47.4

0.844

 formerly or currently

54

60.0

268

51.1

24

51.1

298

52.6

Fruits consumption

n

%

n

%

pb

n

%

n

%

pb

 daily

22

24.4

175

33.4

0.093

18

38.3

179

31.6

0.342

 not daily

68

75.6

349

66.6

29

61.7

388

68.4

Vegetables consumption

n

%

n

%

pb

n

%

n

%

pb

 daily

24

26.7

181

34.5

0.143

19

40.4

186

32.8

0.287

 not daily

66

73.3

343

65.5

28

59.6

381

67.2

Alcohol consumption

n

%

n

%

pb

n

%

n

%

pc

 none or moderate

77

85.6

476

90.8

0.122

35

74.5

518

91.4

0.001

 risky

13

14.4

48

9.2

12

25.5

49

8.6

  1. a type 2 diabetes mellitus was not stratified for lifestyle variables for fathers due to n(T2DM)fathers = 1
  2. b chi-square-test conducted
  3. c fisher-exact-test conducted