Table 3 The risk of CVD related to changes in adherence to health behavior by sex
Health behaviors | Gender | Information about CVD risk | Sources of variance[F] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[Mean (SD)] | ||||||
Before information | After information | Gender | Info | Gender*Info | ||
All behaviors | M | 74.21 (15.30) | 77.73 (14.02) | 11.99*** | 8.32** | 12.24*** |
F | 76.37 (14.46) | 89.36 (12.12) | ||||
Dietary self-management | M | 16.87 (4.67) | 18.09 (4.33) | 10.23** | 7.13* | 10.76*** |
F | 16.96 (3.05) | 21.28 (3.93) | ||||
Preventive measures | M | 17.84 (3.85) | 19.52 (4.01) | 10.05** | 6.08* | 7.82** |
F | 18.98 (3.76) | 23.83 (4.98) | ||||
Healthy practices | M | 16.92 (4.12) | 18.98 (4.65) | 4.14* | 5.47* | 2.26 |
F | 18.93 (4.39) | 20.82 (4.50) | ||||
Positive mental attitude | M | 20.57 (4.64) | 20.82 (4.09) | 5.21* | 1.98 | 3.36* |
F | 21.49 (3.53) | 23.09 (3.87) | ||||