Table 2.
Perceived health competence and health behaviors by level of depressed mood
| Health behaviorsa | In the past 7 days, I felt depressed: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Always | |
| Perceived health competence, M(SD) | 8.4(1.8) | 7.9(1.8) | 7.3(2.0) | 6.4(1.9) | 6.2(2.5) |
| Overall Health Behavior Index, M(SD) | 19.4(2.4) | 19.0(2.3) | 18.3(2.3) | 17.6(2.2) | 16.9(2.1) |
| Diet Subindex, M(SD) | 3.4(0.9) | 3.1(0.9) | 2.8(0.9) | 2.5(1.0) | 2.6(1.0) |
| Physical ActivitySubindex, N(%) | |||||
| Low (< 600 weekly METs) | 487(41.7%) | 316(45.0%) | 321(56.7%) | 75(62.5%) | 19(82.6%) |
| Moderate (> 600 and< 3000 weekly METs) | 490(41.9%) | 280(39.8%) | 179(31.6%) | 33(27.5%) | 4(17.4%) |
| High (> 3000 weekly METs) | 192(16.4%) | 107(15.2%) | 66(11.7%) | 12(10.0%) | 0(0.0%) |
| Medication Adherence Subindex, M(SD) | 4.8(0.5) | 4.7(0.6) | 4.8(0.5) | 4.7(0.6) | 4.8(0.5) |
| Smoking Subindex, M(SD) | 4.9(0.3) | 4.9(0.3) | 4.9(0.4) | 4.8(0.5) | 4.6(0.9) |
| Alcohol Subindex, N(%) | |||||
| Heavier use | 60(5.2%) | 29(4.2%) | 23(4.1%) | 5(4.3%) | 1(4.3%) |
| No use | 544(47.3%) | 338(48.5%) | 311(55.8%) | 70(60.3%) | 14(60.9%) |
| Light-moderate use | 547(47.5%) | 330(47.3%) | 223(40.0%) | 41(35.3%) | 8(34.8%) |
aHigher scores indicate healthier behaviors on continuous behavior scores