Table 2 Dose–response associations between sense of coherence (0 = strongest, 4–6 = weakest) and health behaviours, adjusted for age, sex, social class, and education (presented for age 60 to 64, social class III non-manual, educated to age 16, and as mean value for men and women)

	SOC					p Value
	0	1	2	3	4–6
	(n = 2036)	(n = 5662)	(n = 5680)	(n = 3438)	(n = 1471)
Cigarette smokers (% current)	9.9	9.4	10.4	11.9	13.3	<0.0001
Physical exercise (% inactive)	29.9	29.5	30.7	36.6	39.9	<0.0001
Fruit and vegetables (mean g/day)	461	453	434	416	398	<0.0001
Fibre (mean g/day)	18.3	18.2	17.9	17.6	17.1	<0.0001

Measures obtained from the FFQ are additionally adjusted for total energy intake, height, and weight.
FFQ, food frequency questionnaire; SOC, sense of coherence.