Table 6.
Self-Reported Barriers to Cardiovascular Health
| |
Race/ethnicity* |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| White/other n = 618 % (a) | Black n = 210 % (b) | Hispanic n = 171 % (c) | |
| There is too much confusion in the media about what to do | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| God or some higher power ultimately determines my health | 41 | 68a (p<0.001) | 42 |
| I have family obligations and other people to take care of | 42 | 41 | 44 |
| I don't perceive myself to be at risk for heart disease | 35 | 38 | 38 |
| I don't have money or insurance coverage to do what needs to be done | 26 | 37a (p=0.005) | 23 |
| I don't want to change my lifestyle | 28 | 21 | 22 |
| I am too stressed to do the things that need to be done | 25 | 21 | 28 |
| I am not confident that I can successfully change my behavior | 26 | 19 | 18 |
| My healthcare professional does not think I need to worry about heart disease | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| I don't have time to take care of myself | 22 | 13 | 18 |
| My family/friends have told me that I don't need to change | 21 | 18 | 20 |
| My healthcare professional does not explain carefully what I should do | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| I don't know what I should do | 17 | 21 | 18 |
| I feel the changes required are too complicated | 17 | 23a (p=0.04) | 21 |
| I'm fearful of change | 17 | 20 | 24a (p=0.03) |
| I don't think changing my behavior will reduce my risk of heart disease | 16 | 20 | 15 |
*
Superscript letters denote statistical significance (p < 0.05) between column differences within rows.