Patterns of health-related behaviors of the Berne-Munich lifestyle panel

Results from a study on health-related lifestyles of Munich citizens aged b etween 55 and 65 were compared with an independent data set from Bern. Clus ter analysis identified eight health-related behavior patterns in the Munic h sample which were also found in the Bern sample. Predictors of health-rel evant behavior patterns were analysed via multiple logistic regressions. Mo st results showed different effects on cluster membership between the two s amples. Gender; professional status, social support from friends, and payin g attention to regular meals were identified as predictor variables in both samples. Other variables identified as predictors occured either in only o ne of the two samples or differed in the direction of their effect.