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8 LIFESTYLE RISK FACTORS
This section covers the behavioural / lifestyle risk factors of smoking, obesity, diet,
exercise, alcohol and substance misuse. There are a number of more fixed risk factors
for poor health such as gender, age, ethnicity and genetics which are not covered within
this section (other than providing estimates of these in relation to Hull‟s population; see
section 5 starting on page 63). Section 6 starting on page 111 covers other risk
factors for poor health which are related to deprivation, such as the Index of Multiple
Deprivation, unemployment, housing, etc.
8.1 Main Risk Factors
Information relating to smoking, obesity, diet, exercise and alcohol in relation to
cardiovascular disease is given on Patient UK website (Patient UK 2009) as well as
information on less modifiable risk factors such as hypertension and cholesterol levels.
Cancer Research UK has also produced information on their website about reducing the
risk of cancer (Cancer Research UK 2009) which cover similar risk factors to those for
cardiovascular disease with the addition of exposure to sunlight. More specific
information is given in the smoking, obesity, diet, exercise and alcohol sections below
and within section 10 starting on page 434 which gives information on specific diseases
and medical conditions.
8.1.1 Definitions of Risk Factors
Information on the main lifestyle risk factors for poor health, such as smoking, alcohol,
exercise and obesity, were collected as part of the local Health and Lifestyle Survey
conducted during 2007. Further information on the questions asked and the definitions
used to define the risk factors within this profile are given within section 13.4 on page
805.
8.1.2 Total Estimated Resident Adults With Main Risk Factors
From the local adult Health and Lifestyle Survey conducted during 2007, it is possible to
obtain estimates of the prevalence of the main lifestyle risk factors such smoking, lack of
exercise, alcohol consumption, obesity, etc. It is then possible to apply these estimates
to the total adult resident population for Hull to obtain an estimate of the total number of
adults in Hull who may have each risk factor. The Health and Lifestyle Survey used
quota sampling so that the survey responders were representative of Hull‟s overall
population in terms of age, gender and geography. More information on the survey is
available in section 13.2.1.2 on page 791.
Table 91 gives the prevalence from the Health and Lifestyle Survey and the estimated
total number of adult (18+ years) residents with these risk factors when applying the
prevalence to the resident population as at October 2008 (103,760 men and 101,570
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