Table 2.
The univariate association of risk perception with attendance at a diabetes lifestyle or control intervention for South Asians among Hindustani Surinamese (South Asians) aged 18–60 years in The Hague, the Netherlands (DH!AAN study)
| Attendance | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Non-attendees | Attendees | |||||||
| (n 535) | (n 174) | (n 361) | |||||||
| Risk perception | n | % | n | % | n | % | OR | 95 % CI | P |
| Causal beliefs: general lifestyle factors | |||||||||
| Perceived general lifestyle factors as causes* | 364 | 69·6 | 110 | 66·7 | 254 | 70·9 | 1·22 | 0·82, 1·81 | 0·323 |
| Causal beliefs: group-specific lifestyle factors | |||||||||
| Perceived consumption of much sugar as a cause | 374 | 71·5 | 115 | 69·7 | 259 | 72·3 | 1·14 | 0·76, 1·31 | 0·533 |
| Perceived white rice as a cause | 307 | 58·7 | 95 | 57·6 | 212 | 59·2 | 1·07 | 0·74, 1·56 | 0·723 |
| Perceived masala as a cause | 173 | 33·2 | 51 | 30·9 | 122 | 34·3 | 1·17 | 0·78, 1·73 | 0·449 |
| Causal beliefs: heredity | |||||||||
| Perceived being a South Asian as a cause | 379 | 72·5 | 115 | 69·7 | 264 | 73·7 | 1·22 | 0·81, 1·83 | 0·336 |
| Perceived family history of DM as a cause | 465 | 88·9 | 140 | 84·8 | 325 | 90·8 | 1·76 | 1·01, 3·07 | 0·047 |
| Perceived susceptibility | |||||||||
| Perceived themselves to be susceptible | 231 | 44·2 | 63 | 38·2 | 168 | 46·9 | 1·43 | 0·98, 2·09 | 0·062 |
| Controllability | |||||||||
| DM controllable by PA change | 455 | 87·0 | 139 | 84·2 | 316 | 88·3 | 1·41 | 0·83, 2·39 | 0·205 |
DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; PA, physical activity.
Data are presented as n and %.
*
Six common risk factors: overweight, too little exercise, unhealthy diet, age more than 35 years, smoking and hypertension.