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The aim of the study was to compare health behaviors (e.g.,: physical activity, eating habits, alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking, preventive tests performance) between seniors attending and not attending UTA's classes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study involved 631 (100%) seniors aged 60\u201392 years (x =70.28 \u00b1 6.09 years). The majority of the study group were women (475; 75.28%). To conduct the study, a proprietary questionnaire was used, consisting of questions regarding the discussed topic and basic questions including: age, gender, place of residence and education. Polish versions of standardized questionnaire\u2014\u201c<jats:italic>My eating behaviors\u201d<\/jats:italic> examine eating behaviors of the respondents. The Chi<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> test was used for qualitative data, and for quantitative data\u2014the Mann-Whitney U test (No normal distribution: T S-W &amp;lt; 0.001). Linear and logistic regression models were used to check whether the associations would remain after adjustments for potential cofounders. The level of statistical significance was set at \u03b1 &amp;lt; 0.05.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Number of seniors participating in UTA's activities was higher in terms of engaging in: actively spending free time (261; 73.73% vs. 93; 26.27%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), regular physical activity (270; 76.27% vs. 133; 48.01%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), self-assessment of physical activity (259; 73.16% vs. 95; 26.84%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004), duration of physical activity (&amp;lt; 0.001), past tobacco smoking (133; 37.57 vs. 76; 27.44%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.007) and alcohol consumption depending on the habit frequency (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). Number of seniors not participating in UTA's classes was lower in terms of: regular annual dental controls (161; 58.12%; vs. 265; 74.86%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), regular self-examination of breasts\/testicles (148; 53.43% vs. 218; 61.58%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.04) and regular laboratory tests (232; 83.75% vs. 318; 89.83%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.02).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Health-promoting behaviors of seniors attending classes at the UTA's were more correct in terms of physical activity, adequate attendance with preventive test and worst in terms of alcohol consumption. 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