BACKGROUND: Our objective was to determine whether @entity1 with @entity301 ( @entity301 ) were more likely to engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors (HLBs) than @entity1 without @entity301 . DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. METHODS: Data from the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (n=35,677) were analyzed. HLBs included maintaining an ideal body weight (body mass index < 25.0), eating five or more fruits and vegetables daily, performing at least 30 minutes of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) at least five times per week and non-smokers (former and never smokers). Logistic regression was used to determine whether @entity1 with @entity301 were more likely to engage in all four HLBs than @entity1 without @entity301 after adjusting for age, sex, race and education. RESULTS: Only 6.3% of @entity1 with @entity301 and 6.8% among @entity1 without @entity301 engaged in all four HLBs. In the crude analysis, @entity1 with @entity301 were 10% less likely than @entity1 without @entity301 to engage in all four HLBs [odds ratio (OR)=0.9; 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.7-1.3]. After adjusting for covariates, @entity1 with @entity301 were equally as likely to engage in all four HLBs as @entity1 without @entity301 (OR=1.0; 95% CI=0.7-1.3). CONCLUSIONS: Overall, only a small proportion of @entity1 engaged in all four HLBs. After adjusting for covariates, @entity1 with @entity301 were just as likely as @entity1 without @entity301 to engage in all four HLBs. Additional efforts are needed to increase the proportion of adults engaging in all four HLBs, particularly among @entity1 with @entity301 .

Are heart disease XXXX more likely to have healthy lifestyle behaviors? Results from the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['persons'] @entity301 :: ('MESH:D003327', 'Disease') :: ['coronary heart disease', 'CHD']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
