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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Behav. 2010;34(1):36–44. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.34.1.5

Table 2.

Bivariate Associations between CES-D Score and Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors (count [%])

Diabetes Self-Management Behavior
(number of days in prior week)
CES-D ≥9
n=110
(15.8%)
CES-D <9
n=586
(84.2%)
P-Valuea

Count (%) Median (Inter-
Quartile Range)
Count (%) Median (Inter-
Quartile Range)
Days Physically Active (n=690) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 3) <0.001
  0 Days 95 (86.4) 387 (66.7)
  1 – 4 Days 9 (8.2) 84 (14.5)
  5 – 7 Days 6 (5.5) 109 (18.8)
Days Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 6 (1, 7) 4 (1, 7) 0.25
  0 Days 24 (21.8) 139 (23.7)
  1 – 4 Days 26 (23.6) 175 (29.9)
  5 – 7 Days 60 (54.6) 272 (46.4)
Days Inspected Feet (n=685) 7 (5, 7) 7 (1, 7) 0.02
  0 Days 15 (13.9) 143 (24.8)
  1 – 4 Days 11 (10.2) 62 (10.8)
  5 – 7 Days 82 (75.9) 372 (64.5)
Days Following a Healthful Eating Plan (n=684) 0 (0, 0) 0 (0, 4) 0.02
  0 Days 83 (76.2) 370 (64.4)
  1 – 4 Days 8 (7.3) 66 (11.5)
  5 – 7 Days 18 (16.5) 139 (24.2)
Days in Compliance with Recommended Medication 7 (7, 7) 7 (7, 7) 0.85
  0 – 3 Days 7 (6.4) 18 (3.1)
  4 – 6 Days 1 (0.9) 25 (4.3)
  7 Days 102 (92.7) 543 (92.7)
a

Exact P-values for comparing the 2 CES-D groups were estimated using Monte Carlo simulation based on the Wilcoxon test and conditional inference for contingency tables.