Table 5.

Perceived Barriers to Diabetes Prevention by Attitude Toward Prediabetes

Perceived Barriers to Diabetes Prevention	Total	Positive Attitude Toward Prediabetes	Less Positive Attitude Toward Prediabetes	P Value
Medication compliance				.0002
Not a barrier/somewhat of a barrier	41.1	43.8	37.7
Neutral	19.5	15.3	25.1
A barrier/extreme barrier	39.4	41	37.2
Patient acceptance of prediabetes diagnosis				.0001
Not a barrier/somewhat of a barrier	46.0	50.6	39.5
Neutral	24.1	20	29.7
A barrier/extreme barrier	29.9	29.4	30.8
Insurance coverage of education for patient				.09
Not a barrier/somewhat of a barrier	31.8	34.6	29
Neutral	15.9	14.3	17.8
A barrier/extreme barrier	52.3	51.1	53.2
Patient ability to modify lifestyle				.19
Not a barrier/somewhat of a barrier	15.0	16.8	13
Neutral	5.5	5	5.8
A barrier/extreme barrier	79.5	78.2	81.2
Time needed to educate patient on diet and lifestyle change				.03
Not a barrier/somewhat of a barrier	16.4	19.2	13.2
Neutral	8.3	7.6	8.9
A barrier/extreme barrier	75.3	73.2	78
Insurance coverage for glucometers for patients				.22
Not a barrier/somewhat of a barrier	45.2	46.8	43.6
Neutral	21.5	19.3	23.5
A barrier/extreme barrier	33.4	33.9	32.8
Economic resources of patients				.3
Not a barrier/somewhat of a barrier	21.4	23.1	19.9
Neutral	6.7	5.9	7.6
A barrier/extreme barrier	71.9	71	72.5
Sustaining patient motivation				.25
Not a barrier/somewhat of a barrier	11.6	13	10.4
Neutral	5.2	5.4	4.3
A barrier/extreme barrier	83.2	81.5	85.3
Time for patient follow-up				.06
Not a barrier/somewhat of a barrier	26.3	29.1	23.2
Neutral	18.1	18	17.3
A barrier/extreme barrier	55.6	52.9	59.5
Not a barrier/somewhat of a barrier				.06
Neutral	65.5	68.4	62
A barrier/extreme barrier	23.8	22.4	25.5
A barrier/extreme barrier	10.6	9.2	12.5

Data are percentages unless otherwise indicated.