How does gender influence the recognition of cardiovascular risk and adherence to self-care recommendations?: a study in polish primary care

Table 5 Factors affecting the change of adherence to self-care guidelines in men and women with established CVRs

Factors affecting change of health behavior	*Men (N = 61)*			*Women (N = 73)*
Factors affecting change of health behavior	*adj.R* ² *= 0.52*			*adj.R* ² *= 0.48*
	β	SE	*p value*	β	SE	*p value*
Age	0.03	0.24	0.876	-0.12	0.23	0.499
Health behaviors at baseline	0.79	0.15	<0.001	0.55	0.12	<0.001
Cognitive appraisal
Threat	-0.01	0.34	0.969	-0.14	0.26	0.416
Harm/loss	0.59	0.16	<0.001	-0.37	0.97	0.072
Challenge	-0.04	0.78	0.794	0.15	0.79	0.324
Coping style
Task-centered	-0.07	0.30	0.571	-0.07	0.21	0.627
Emotion-centered	0.01	0.24	0.997	-0.28	0.21	0.070
Avoidance-centered	-0.10	0.20	0.444	0.14	0.26	0.311
Total CVD risk estimate (SCORE)	-0.12	2.69	0.417	0.57	0.41	0.005

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