Table 4. Health behaviors and health status of stroke survivors by gender.

Variable	Males		Females		P
Smoking status					<0.001
Never-smoker	401	(18.2)	1,976	(93.3)
Former smoker	1,307	(59.3)	82	(3.9)
Current smoker	497	(22.5)	59	(2.8)
Frequency of alcohol use					<0.001
None	1,180	(53.5)	1,607	(75.9)
≤1 time per week	533	(24.2)	421	(19.9)
2–3 times per week	207	(9.4)	57	(2.7)
≥4 times per week	285	(12.9)	32	(1.5)
Moderate physical activity					0.012
≤2 times per week	1,827	(82.9)	1,813	(85.6)
≥3 times per week	378	(17.1)	304	(14.4)
Walking activity					0.003
≤2 times per week	969	(43.9)	1,025	(48.4)
≥3 times per week	1,236	(56.1)	1,092	(51.6)
Sleep duration					<0.001
≤6 h per day	893	(40.5)	1,057	(49.9)
7–8 h per day	1,070	(48.5)	882	(41.7)
≥9 h per day	242	(11.0)	178	(8.4)
Perceived usual stress level					<0.001
Low	1,615	(73.2)	1,391	(65.7)
High	590	(26.8)	726	(34.3)
Experience of depressive mood					<0.001
No	1,998	(90.6)	1,789	(84.5)
Yes	207	(9.4)	328	(15.5)
Self-rated health					<0.001
Good	215	(9.8)	144	(6.8)
Fair	505	(22.9)	365	(17.2)
Poor	1,485	(67.3)	1,608	(76.0)
Diagnosis of hypertension					0.001
Never	742	(33.7)	616	(29.1)
Ever	1,463	(66.3)	1,501	(70.9)
Diagnosis of diabetes					0.235
Never	1,631	(74.0)	1,532	(72.4)
Ever	574	(26.0)	585	(27.6)
Diagnosis of depression					<0.001
Never	2,091	(94.8)	1,896	(89.6)
Ever	114	(5.2)	221	(10.4)

Data are presented as numbers (percentages).