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Table 2 Means of characteristics of doctor advices

From: Informal care and health behaviors among elderly people with chronic diseases

 

Items

IC

Non-IC

Smoking control

Whether_smoking

0.32

0.11

No.cigarette

18.00

18.22

Wake smoking

1.31

1.37

Dietetic regulation

No.meals

2.68

2.64

Weight control

BMI

17.12

18.20

Weight gain

0.03

0.03

Weight loss

0.13

0.10

Maintenance of exercising

Walking_y_n

0.75

0.71

Walking frequency

5.10

7.43

Moderate_y_n

0.35

0.29

Moderate frequency

2.32

3.84

  1. Notes: the baseline categories are “whether smoking: no,” “gain weight: no,” “lose weight: no,” “walking_y_n: no,” and “moderate_y_n: no”
  2. IC informal care