Table 2.
Individual‐level psychosocial and behavioral characteristics for GUARDD participants
| Individual level | All participants (n = 2052) |
|---|---|
| Psychosocial characteristics (mean ± SD) | |
|
Depressive symptoms Range: 0‐24 |
5.3 ± 9.9 |
|
Anxiety Range: 0‐6 |
1.5 ± 1.8 |
|
Perceived stress Range: 0‐16 |
5.0 ± 3.3 |
| Behavioral characteristics, n (%) | |
| Perfect adherence to antihypertensive medications, n (%) | 953 (51.7) |
| Physical activity in the past week | |
| ≤2 h/wk | 919 (44.8) |
| >2 h/wk | 1126 (54.9) |
| Eat a healthy diet | |
| Not a lot/A little | 558 (27.2) |
| Somewhat | 892 (43.5) |
| Very much/Extremely | 601 (28.3) |
| Current smoker | 652 (31.8) |
| Alcohol use | |
| Never | 775 (37.8) |
| Monthly or less | 593 (28.9) |
| 2‐4 times a month | 366 (17.8) |
| 2‐3 times a week | 223 (10.9) |
| 4 or more times a week | 94 (4.6) |
| Patient activation level, n (%) | |
| Level 1 | 193 (9.7) |
| Level 2 | 594 (29.8) |
| Level 3 | 892 (44.8) |
| Level 4 | 314 (15.8) |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.