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Applying exclusion criteria to define study populations. *Of the 413 prediabetes-aware participants and the 1041 prediabetes-unaware participants (totaling 1454), 10 participants were excluded for indicating they had more than 1 place for routine care, 5 participants were excluded because they either refused or did not know whether they had health insurance coverage, and 176 were excluded for missing responses to number of health care visits in the past year. Abbreviations: NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; IFG, impaired fasting glucose; IGT, impaired glucose tolerance.
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Characteristics Prediabetes Aware Prediabetes Unaware P Value (n = 410) (n = 389) n M (SD) or % n M (SD) or % Age (years) 410 53.8 (15.3) 389 49.6 (15.5) .749 Gender Male 176 42.9% 217 55.8% < .001 Female 234 57.1% 172 44.2% Race Mexican-American 60 14.6% 73 18.8% .095 Other Hispanic 60 14.6% 59 15.2% Non-Hispanic White 133 32.4% 116 29.8% Non-Hispanic Black 82 20.0% 92 23.7% Other race 75 18.3% 49 12.6% Education level < 9th grade 42 10.3% 50 12.9% .003 9th to 11th grade 36 8.9% 56 14.4% High school graduate/GED 83 20.4% 94 24.2% Some college or AA 123 30.3% 112 28.8% College graduate or above 122 30.0% 77 19.8% Routine place for care? (Yes) 366 89.3% 299 76.9% < .001 Health insurance coverage? (Yes) 367 89.5% 290 74.6% < .001 BMI 408 31.3 (7.3) 389 30.0 (6.9) .198 A1c 410 5.71 (0.36) 389 5.73 (0.05) .279 # Healthcare visits in past year 410 2.86 (1.99) 388 2.03 (1.8) < .001 Had blood test for diabetes within past 3 years? (Yes) 329 80.2% 191 49.1% < .001 BMI, Body Mass Index; GED, General Educational Development; SD, standard deviation; AA, Associate of Arts.
Prediabetes Aware Prediabetes Unaware P Value n (%) or M (SD) n (%) or M (SD) How healthy is your diet? .155 Excellent 28 (6.8%) 25 (6.4%) Very good 68 (16.6%) 76 (19.5%) Good 177 (43.2%) 139 (35.7%) Fair 101 (24.6%) 119 (30.6%) Poor 36 (8.8%) 30 (7.7%) How many meals were prepared away from home within the past week? 3.04 (3.224) 3.15 (3.501) .643 How many of meals prepared away from home in past week were fast food or pizza? 1.91 (2.356) 2.21 (2.787) .148 How often did you get “ready to eat” foods from grocery store in past 30 days? 2.14 (6.596) 2.69 (8.933) .324 How often did you eat frozen meals or frozen pizza in past 30 days? 2.18 (4.966) 1.76 (5.250) .248 Have you heard of MyPlate? (% Yes) 72 (17.6%) 51 (13.1%) .133 Have you tried the MyPlate plan? (% Yes) 32 (44.4%) 21 (41.2%) .718 SD, standard deviation.
Prediabetes Aware Prediabetes Unaware P Value n (%) n (%) In a typical week, do you: Walk/bike for travel? 93 (22.7%) 82 (21.1%) .513 Do moderate activity? 178 (43.4%) 145 (37.3%) .077 Do vigorous activity? 83 (20.2%) 86 (22.1%) .473 In 1 week, how many days do you: Walk/bike for travel? 4.62 (1.959) 4.29 (1.883) .208 Do moderate activity? 3.34 (1.800) 3.52 (1.708) .363 Do vigorous activity? 3.24 (1.582) 3.30 (1.674) .061 On a typical day, time spent: Walking/biking 53.63 (56.407) 64.82 (78.546) .280 Doing moderate activity 55.60 (47.804) 80.45 (81.131) .001 Doing vigorous activity 73.94 (67.593) 95.64 (66.238) .037 Time spent sitting on a typical day 389.26 (207.77) 353.80 (192.356) .013 Table 2. Perceptions of Health and Weight
Prediabetes Aware Prediabetes Unaware P Value n (%) n (%) Feel could be at risk for diabetes? (% Yes) 275 (67.1%) 97 (24.9%) < .001 Self-reported general health status: .006 Excellent 26 (6.3%) 54 (13.9%) Very good 106 (25.9%) 107 (27.5%) Good 170 (41.5%) 135 (34.7%) Fair 90 (22.0%) 79 (20.3%) Poor 16 (3.9%) 14 (3.6%) Don’t know 2 (0.5%) 0 (0.0%) Self-reported perception of weight: < .001 Overweight 284 (69.3%) 200 (51.4%) About the right weight 108 (26.3%) 166 (42.7%) Underweight 17 (4.7%) 22 (5.7%) Would you like to weigh more, less, or stay about the same? .001 Weigh more 23 (5.6%) 31 (8.0%) Stay about the same 79 (19.3%) 117 (30.1%) Weigh less 308 (75.1%) 240 (61.7%)
