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Table 1 Results of the differences between WHO-5 raw scores for each lifestyle behaviour

From: Associations between lifestyle behaviour changes and the optimal well-being of middle-aged Japanese individuals

Lifestyle behaviours

n

WHO-5

score

p

Mean

SD

Length of lunch time

 < 10 min

426

11.96

4.90

 

 10–20 min

1527

12.80

4.90

< 0.01

 > 20 minutes

323

13.24

5.31

< 0.01

vs < 10 min

Salty food preference

 More preferred

193

11.75

4.93

 

 Moderate

1694

12.55

4.90

 

 Less preferred

395

13.89

5.09

< 0.01

vs more preferred and moderate

Eating vegetables

 With every meal

916

13.91

5.01

< 0.01

 Once/day

1286

11.98

4.75

 

 Never

70

10.63

5.23

 

vs once/day and never

Subjective eating speed

 Quick

810

12.73

5.06

 

 Moderate

1287

12.77

4.91

 

 Slow

195

12.31

5.00

Ns

Dinner within 2 hours before sleep

 Yes

606

12.02

4.83

 

 No

1687

12.96

5.00

< 0.01

vs Yes

Snacking after dinner over 3 times/week

 Yes

657

12.10

4.83

 

 No

1638

12.97

5.01

< 0.01

vs Yes

Skipping breakfast over 3 days/week

 Yes

342

11.58

5.23

 

 No

1953

12.92

4.90

< 0.01

vs Yes

Over 30 min of intensive exercise more than twice per week

 Yes

442

14.47

4.83

< 0.01

 No

1851

12.29

4.91

 

vs No

Over one-hour walking/day

 Yes

1002

13.09

4.95

< 0.01

 No

1287

12.42

4.97

 

vs No

Current smoking status

 No

1950

12.88

4.87

< 0.01

 Yes

345

11.77

5.40

 

vs Yes

Alcohol consumption (ethanol conversion [g]/day)

 < 22

1623

12.68

4.92

 

 22-43

417

12.79

5.07

 

 44-65

181

13.09

5.33

 

 > 66

66

12.11

4.55

Ns

  1. Ns not significant