Status at baseline (n=142) Status at follow-up (n=142) positive change negative change p
Physical activity                  
Adherence to Dutch Standard for Healthy Physical Activity* 34 (24%) 41 (29%) 17 (12%) 10 (7%) 0.25
Total amount of moderate physical activity ≥150 minutes/week 65 (46%) 101 (71%) 49 (35%) 13 (9%) < 0.001
Nutrition                  
Fruit : consumption of ≥2 pieces/day 26 (18%) 36 (25%) 17 (12%) 7 (5%) 0.06
Vegetables: consumption of ≥ 3 serving spoons (≥ 150 grams) per day 61 (43%) 61 (43%) 16 (11%) 16 (11%) 1.00
Tobacco smoking                  
Non smokers 119 (84%) 116 (82%) 1 (1%) 4 (3%) 0.38
Alcohol consumption                  
No or moderate alcohol consumption 134 (94%) 134 (94%) 3 (2%) 3 (2%) 1.00
Values are expressed as number of participants (%).
Table 2: Changes in lifestyle of 142 early HRA program participants, who attended follow-up measurements at 15 months.
*For adults at least half an hour of moderately intensive physical activity on at least five days a week is recommended. † No or moderate alcohol consumption is defined as: men drinking < 21 units/week or women drinking < 14 units/week p: McNemar for the difference between positive change and negative change.