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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Adherence to Heart-Healthy Behaviors in a Sample of the U.S. Population
Smoking abstinence
(76%)
Smoking abstinence alone
47%
Smoking abstinence and fruit and vegetable intake
10%
Smoking abstinence and physical activity
14%
Smoking abstinence, fruit and vegetable intake, and physical activity
5%
Physical activity (24%)
Physical activity alone
4%
Physical activity and smoking abstinence
14%
Physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake
1%
Physical activity, smoking abstinence, and fruit
and vegetable intake
5%
Fruit and vegetable intake (18%)
Fruit and vegetable intake alone
2%
Fruit and vegetable intake and smoking abstinence
10%
Fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity
1%
Fruit and vegetable intake, smoking abstinence, and physical activity
5%
None (18%)
Figure 1a.
Proportion of respondents without heart disease adherent to individual and
combinations of fruit and vegetable intake, smoking, and exercise
recommendations (n, sample = 36,772; N, weighted population = 40,725,302).
Smoking abstinence, physical activity, and fruit and vegetable intake
7%
Physical activity (21%)
Physical activity alone
2%
Physical activity and smoking abstinence
12%
Physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake
<1%
Physical activity, smoking abstinence, and fruit and vegetable intake
7%
Fruit and vegetable intake (22%)
Fruit and vegetable intake alone
2%
Fruit and vegetable intake and smoking abstinence
12%
Fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity
<1%
Fruit and vegetable intake, smoking abstinence, and physical activity
7%
None (16%)
Figure 1b.
Proportion of respondents with heart disease adherent to individual and
combinations fruit and vegetable intake, smoking, and exercise recommendations
(n, sample = 2,129; N, weighted population = 2,361,137).
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