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. 2008 Feb 7;8:37. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-37

Table 2.

Risk factors for diabetes mellitus

Informed of familial DM risk by doctor
YES (Total n = 709) n (%) NO (Total n = 2,614) n (%)
Modifiable
Self-reported obesity
 Yes 151 (21) 324 (12)
 No 558 (79) 2,290 (88)
Non-modifiable
Racial groups
White 468 (66) 1,885 (72)
Black 102 (14) 287 (11)
Hispanic 103 (15) 267 (10)
Other 36 (5) 175 (7)
Family history*
 Yes 616 (87) 887 (34)
 No 40 (6) 1,209 (46)

DM, diabetes mellitus.

*The Family History category does not add up to Total Question Responders due to missing values.