Table 3 Practice about pre-diabetes
From: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of pre-diabetic older people regarding pre-diabetes
Practice about prediabetes | Â | Score | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
How many hours per week do you perform exercises like cycling, walking, yoga etc.? | 3 to 6Â h a week | 4 marks | 60 | 27.4 |
1 to 2Â h a week | 1 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
Less than 1Â h a week | 0 mark | 150 | 68.5 | |
None | 0 mark | 9 | 4.1 | |
How often you consume sugar sweetened beverages (Soda, Carbonated beverages and Non-carbonated fruit drinks)? | Almost never | 4 marks | 134 | 61.2 |
1–2 times a week | 1 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
3 or 4 times a week | 0 mark | 80 | 36.5 | |
5 or more times a week | 0 mark | 5 | 2.3 | |
How frequently you substitute fiber rich foods like oats, whole grains, fruits or vegetable salads over normal meals? | Almost never | 2 marks | 0 | 0.0 |
1–2 times a week | 1 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
3 or 4 times a week | 0 mark | 8 | 3.7 | |
5 or more times a week | 0 mark | 211 | 96.3 | |
How often you sleep less than six hours/ night? | Almost never | 2 marks | 0 | 0.0 |
1–2 times a week | 1 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
3 or 4 times a week | 0 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
5 or more times a week | 0 mark | 219 | 100.0 | |
How often you skip meals? | Almost never | 2 marks | 0 | 0.0 |
1–2 times a week | 1 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
3 or 4 times a week | 0 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
5 or more times a week | 0 mark | 219 | 100.0 | |
How often you consume high fat foods (Like fried snacks and meat, fast foods, chocolates)? | Almost never | 2 marks | 0 | 0.0 |
1–2 times a week | 1 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
3 or 4 times a week | 0 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
5 or more times a week | 0 mark | 219 | 100.0 | |
How often you eat food while watching TV/ using mobile phone/ reading books (distracted eating)? | Almost never | 2 marks | 0 | 0.0 |
Once a day | 1 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
Twice a day | 0 mark | 189 | 86.3 | |
Every time | 0 mark | 30 | 13.7 | |
How long you spend in front of Computer/ TV in a day? | Almost never | 4 marks | 0 | 0.0 |
1–3 h a day | 1 mark | 0 | 0.0 | |
4–6 h a day | 0 mark | 203 | 92.7 | |
More than 6Â h a day | 0 mark | 16 | 7.3 | |
How often you check blood sugar at home/lab? | Weekly or monthly once | 2 marks | 0 | 0.0 |
Once in 2 or 3 months | 1 mark | 54 | 24.7 | |
Once in 6 months or yearly | 0 mark | 5 | 2.3 | |
Never | 0 mark | 160 | 73.0 | |
How often you check cholesterol profile at lab? | One or more times in 2 year | 2 marks | 0 | 0.0 |
Once in 5 years | 1 mark | 173 | 79.0 | |
Once in 10 years | 0 mark | 42 | 19.2 | |
Never | 0 mark | 4 | 1.8 |