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Table 2 Mean number of days adults felt sad, blue or depressed by HRQOL* and sex**

From: Sad, blue, or depressed days, health behaviors and health-related quality of life, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1995–2000

HRQOL variable

Males

Females

Male & Females

 

N

Mean

95% CI

N

Mean

95% CI

N

Mean

95% CI

Physically unhealthy days

         

0 days

48,188

1.7

1.6–1.8

63,192

2.6

2.5–2.7

111,380

2.2

2.0–2.3

1–2 days

6,792

2.3

2.1–2.5

10,855

3.0

2.8–3.2

17,647

2.6

2.5–2.8

3–13 days

6,371

3.6

3.4–3.9

12,631

4.6

4.4–4.8

19,002

4.2

4.1–4.4

14–29 days

1,959

5.9

5.3–6.5

4,614

7.5

7.0–8.0

6,573

6.9

6.5–7.3

30 days

3,539

8.1

7.3–8.8

6,207

9.3

8.6–9.9

9,746

8.7

8.3–9.2

all categories

66,849

2.4

2.3–2.5

97,499

3.5

3.4–3.6

164,348

3.0

2.9–3.1

Mentally unhealthy days

         

0 days

50,042

1.1

1.0–1.2

63,446

1.5

1.4–1.6

113,488

1.3

1.2–1.4

1–2 days

5,446

2.1

1.9–2.2

9,644

2.2

2.0–2.3

15,090

2.1

2.0–2.2

3–13 days

6,717

4.9

4.6–5.2

14,219

5.2

5.0–5.3

20,936

5.0

4.8–5.2

14–29 days

2,194

11.1

10.5–11.8

5,318

12.6

12.2–13.1

7,512

12.1

11.7–12.5

30 days

2,366

16.1

15.3–16.9

5,173

17.2

16.6–17.7

7,539

16.8

16.3–17.2

all categories

66,765

2.4

2.3–2.5

97,800

3.5

3.4–3.6

164,565

3.0

2.9–3.1

Unhealthy days +

         

0 days

38,831

0.9

0.8–1.0

45,983

1.3

1.2–1.4

84,814

1.1

1.0–1.2

1–2 days

7,675

1.4

1.3–1.5

11,093

1.5

1.4–1.6

18,768

1.5

1.4–1.6

3–13 days

10,963

2.9

2.8–3.0

20,785

3.4

3.3–3.5

31,748

3.2

3.1–3.5

14–29 days

3,344

6.7

6.3–7.2

7,935

7.7

7.4–8.0

11,279

7.4

7.1–7.6

30 days

5,446

10.7

10.2–11.3

10,678

12.4

12.1–12.8

16,124

11.7

11.4–12.1

all categories

66,259

2.4

2.3–2.5

96,474

3.5

3.4–3.6

162,733

3.0

2.9–3.1

Activity limitation days

         

0 days

56,202

1.7

1.6–1.8

77,711

2.6

2.5–2.7

133,913

2.1

2.0–2.2

1–2 days

3,556

2.5

2.2–2.7

6,446

3.3

3.1–3.5

10,002

3.0

2.8–3.1

3–13 days

3,462

5.3

4.9–5.7

7,169

6.6

6.3–6.9

10,631

6.1

5.8–6.4

14–29 days

1,305

10.2

9.4–11.0

2,887

11.8

11.2–12.5

4,192

11.2

10.7–11.7

30 days

1,962

12.3

11.3–13.4

3,204

13.6

12.7–14.5

5,166

13.0

12.2–13.7

all categories

66,487

2.4

2.3–2.5

97,417

3.5

3.4–3.6

163,904

3.0

2.9–3.1

Anxiety days

         

0 days

32,664

0.6

0.5–0.7

38,600

0.8

0.7–0.9

71,264

0.7

0.6–0.8

1–2 days

11,739

1.1

1.0–1.2

17,592

1.3

1.2–1.4

29,331

1.2

1.1–1.3

3–13 days

14,076

3.1

3.0–3.3

25,130

3.7

3.6–3.8

39,206

3.4

3.3–3.5

14–29 days

3,946

9.4

8.9–9.9

7,834

10.2

9.9–10.6

11,780

9.9

9.6–10.1

30 days

4,018

13.9

13.3–14.5

8,017

15.0

14.6–15.5

12,035

14.5

14.2–14.9

all categories

66,443

2.4

2.3–2.5

97,173

3.6

3.4–3.7

163,616

3.0

2.9–3.1

Pain days

         

0 days

52,475

1.7

1.6–1.8

72,697

2.6

2.5–2.7

125,172

2.2

2.0–2.2

1–2 days

4,421

2.6

2.3–2.8

7,143

3.5

3.3–3.8

11,564

3.1

2.9–3.3

3–13 days

4,815

3.8

3.6–4.1

8,598

5.5

5.2–5.8

13,413

4.8

4.5–5.0

14–29 days

1,762

6.8

6.1–7.4

3,642

8.6

8.1–9.2

5,405

7.9

7.4–8.3

30 days

3,363

9.1

8.3–9.9

5,612

10.3

9.6–11.0

8,975

9.7

9.2–10.3

all categories

66,836

2.4

2.3–2.5

97,692

3.6

3.4–3.7

164,528

3.0

2.9–3.1

Sleeplessness days

         

0 days

24,107

1.6

1.5–1.7

31,809

2.2

2.1–2.3

55,916

1.9

1.8–2.0

1–2 days

7,750

1.1

1.0–1.2

10,410

1.6

1.5–1.8

18,160

1.4

1.3–1.5

3–13 days

20,007

2.1

2.0–2.2

29,594

2.8

2.7–2.9

49,601

2.5

2.4–2.6

14–29 days

8,407

5.0

4.6–5.3

13,633

6.0

5.8–6.3

22,040

5.5

5.3–5.7

30 days

6,347

6.4

6.0–6.8

12,087

7.9

7.6–8.3

18,434

7.3

7.0–7.6

all categories

66,618

2.4

2.3–2.5

97,533

3.6

3.4–3.7

164,151

3.0

2.9–3.1

Vitality days

         

0 days

6,247

7.1

6.6–7.5

11,536

9.0

8.6–9.4

17,783

8.2

7.9–8.5

1–2 days

1,450

5.9

5.2–6.6

3,118

7.4

6.8–8.0

4,568

6.8

6.4–7.3

3–13 days

8,912

4.2

4.0–4.4

14,809

5.4

5.2–5.6

23,721

4.9

4.7–5.0

14–29 days

28,280

1.7

1.6–1.8

41,496

2.5

2.3–2.6

69,776

2.1

2.0–2.2

30 days

20,990

1.1

0.9–1.2

24,687

1.3

1.2–1.4

45,677

1.2

1.1–1.3

all categories

65,879

2.4

2.3–2.5

95,646

3.6

3.4–3.7

161,525

3.0

2.9–3.1

  1. Note. *Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) questions are: Now thinking about your physical health which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days in the past 30 days was your physical health not good?; Now thinking about your mental health which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days in the past 30 days was your mental health not good?; During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?; During the past 30 days, for about how many days did pain make it hard for you to do your usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?; During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt worried, tense, or anxious?; During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt you did not get enough rest or sleep?; During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt very healthy and full of energy? **Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Selected U.S. states 1995–2000; all variables are age-adjusted. +A calculated measure which results from the sum of physically unhealthy days and mentally unhealthy days with a maximum of 30 unhealthy days for an individual.
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