Table 1 Health behavior sum score at baseline (HBSS2003) and after follow-up (HBSS2012) as well as its changes (HBSSchange) by subgroup, as percentages (numbers), unless otherwise stated. Results of the Finnish population-based Health and Social Support Study
From: Changed health behavior improves subjective well-being and vice versa in a follow-up of 9 years
Variable | Category | Share of the study population | HBSS2003 mean (SD) | HBSS2012mean (SD) | Positive HBSSchange | Neutral HBSSchange | Negative HBSSchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 (10,855) | 2.87 (0.90) | 2.99 (0.99) | 30.5 (3100) | 48.3 (4913) | 21.2 (2160) | ||
Age (2003) | 25–29 | 20.6 (2234) | 2.91 (0.84) | 3.04 (0.85) | 31.9 (674) | 46.6 (985) | 21.6 (457) |
35–39 | 20.7 (2246) | 2.82 (0.89) | 2.96 (0.91) | 31.6 (673) | 48.0 (1024) | 20.4 (436) | |
45–49 | 26.6 (2885) | 2.82 (0.94) | 2.94 (0.94) | 29.9 (804) | 48.9 (1317) | 21.2 (572) | |
55–59 | 32.2 (3490) | 2.91 (0.91) | 3.01 (0.88) | 29.4 (949) | 49.1 (1587) | 21.5 (695) | |
Gender | Male | 36.2 (3925) | 2.66 (0.92) | 2.82 (0.92) | 32.5 (1177) | 47.1 (1709) | 20.4 (739) |
Female | 63.8 (6930) | 2.98 (0.87) | 3.09 (0.87) | 29.4 (1923) | 48.9 (3204) | 21.7 (1421) | |
Education (2003) | No professional education | 12.0 (1302) | 2.67 (0.93) | 2.81 (0.92) | 31.1 (376) | 48.7 (590) | 20.2 (245) |
Vocational school | 29.0 (3136) | 2.71 (0.92) | 2.83 (0.94) | 31.5 (922) | 47.0 (1379) | 21.5 (631) | |
College | 39.0 (4218) | 2.91 (0.89) | 3.03 (0.89) | 30.2 (1195) | 48.6 (1924) | 21.3 (844) | |
University | 19.9 (2154) | 3.13 (0.81) | 3.23 (0.77) | 29.2 (591) | 49.3 (1000) | 21.5 (436) | |
Diseases (2003) | 0 | 17.9 (1931) | 2.94 (0.86) | 3.06 (0.86) | 30.8 (557) | 48.0 (869) | 21.2 (384) |
1 | 23.3 (2522) | 2.89 (0.88) | 3.04 (0.89) | 31.2 (740) | 49.2 (1167) | 19.5 (464) | |
2 or more | 58.8 (6355) | 2.84 (0.92) | 2.95 (0.91) | 30.0 (1787) | 48.0 (2856) | 22.0 (1306) | |
Subjective well-being (2003) | High | 25.04 (2962) | 3.03 (0.85) | 3.12 (0.84) | 29.0 (730) | 49.2 (1238) | 21.9 (551) |
High intermediate | 34.18 (4043) | 2.89 (0.88) | 3.01 (0.87) | 30.4 (1052) | 48.6 (1684) | 21.1 (730) | |
Low intermediate | 22.61 (2674) | 2.85 (0.89) | 2.98 (0.88) | 31.4 (718) | 47.6 (1086) | 21.0 (480) | |
Low | 18.18 (2150) | 2.63 (0.97) | 2.77 (0.98) | 31.2 (574) | 47.6 (876) | 21.2 (391) | |
Negative life events | 0 | 39.4 (5135) | 2.88 (0.90) | 2.98 (0.89) | 34.4 (1286) | 51.3 (1915) | 14.3 (533) |
1 | 25.3 (3299) | 2.90 (0.89) | 3.02 (0.89) | 35.0 (800) | 49.6 (1133) | 15.4 (353) | |
2 or more | 35.4 (4616) | 2.83 (0.92) | 2.95 (0.93) | 34.9 (1010) | 46.3 (1341) | 18.8 (545) |