Outcomes | Population | ||||||
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Knowledge question | Response | All respondents n = 599 | With Heart Disease n = 171 | With Hypertension n = 326 | With High Cholesterol n = 227 | Had a Stroke n = 77 | With Diabetes n = 165 |
To reduce the risk of diabetes you need to eat well and exercise regularly | Correct (%) | 563 (94.0) | 157 (91.8) | 309 (94.8) | 216 (95.2) | 71 (92.2) | 157 (95.2) |
You are at risk of developing diabetes if you are obese | Correct (%) | 515 (86.0) | 147 (86.0) | 292 (89.6) | 199 (87.7) | 68 (88.3) | 148 (89.7) |
People who have family members with diabetes have an increased risk of developing diabetes | Correct (%) | 472 (78.8) | 132 (77.2) | 264 (81.0) | 181 (79.7) | 63 (81.8) | 146 (88.5) |
Diabetes is a risk factor for heart attacks and strokes | Correct (%) | 450 (75.1) | 132 (77.2) | 252 (77.3) | 177 (78.0) | 63 (81.8) | 141 (85.5) |
Diabetes becomes more common as people get older | Correct (%) | 417 (69.6) | 120 (70.2) | 234 (71.8) | 161 (70.9) | 58 (75.3) | 128 (77.6) |
Diabetes can be cured | Correct (%) | 266 (44.4) | 72 (42.1) | 149 (45.7) | 109 (48.0) | 39 (50.6) | 67 (40.6) |
Eating too much sugar and other sweet foods is a cause of diabetes | Correct (%) | 198 (33.1) | 54 (31.6) | 100 (30.7) | 70 (30.8) | 33 (42.9) | 65 (39.4) |
Diabetes can cause other serious health problems | Correct (%) | 62 (27.0) | 49 (28.7) | 83 (25.5) | 56 (24.7) | 28 (36.4) | 47 (28.5) |
Total DM Score (out of total possible 8 points) | Mean (SD) | 5.08 (1.48) | 5.05 (1.49) | 5.16 (1.48) | 5.15 (1.42) | 5.49 (1.47) | 5.44 (1.21) |
Total Knowledge Score (out of total possible 19 points) | Mean (SD) | 13.67 (2.80) | 13.88 (2.70) | 14.08 (2.58) | 14.09 (2.44) | 14.33 (2.45) | 14.23 (2.54) |