Abstract
Lifestyle related diseases associated with physical inactivity and poor diet quality, represent a major health burden. This study assessed negative and positive health habits and health care utilization in healthy women (n = 50) and women with lifestyle related diseases such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (n = 50), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) (n = 44) and type 2 diabetes (DM2) (n = 43). A significant difference existed across groups for negative health habits (P =.012) with a trend for positive health habits (P =.06) elevated in women with PCOS. Women with DM2 had the highest amount of health care utilization including doctors office visits (P
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 65 - 73 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Behavioral Medicine |
| Volume | 38 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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