Table 1.
Proportion of respondents with type 2 diabetes reporting exercise advice from healthcare professional, intention to follow the advice, attitude toward exercise, and exercise behavior by race-gender groups
| Exercise | Non-Hispanic Caucasian men N = 1053 |
Non-Hispanic Caucasian women N = 1466 |
Non-Hispanic African American men N = 235 |
Non-Hispanic African American women N = 470 |
Hispanic men N = 81 |
Hispanic women N = 98 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare professional recommended increase in exercise, % (SE) | 46.4 (0.02) | 47.5 (0.01) | 43.0 (0.03) | 46.8 (0.02) | 51.9 (0.06) | 56.1 (0.05) |
| Intend to follow exercise recommendationa, % (SE)* | 34.6 (0.02) | 32.9 (0.02) | 45.5 (0.05) | 41.9 (0.03) | 38.1 (0.08) | 44.4 (0.07) |
| Think increasing exercise will keep me healthy (likely or very likely), % (SE)** | 63.9 (0.02) | 66.0 (0.01) | 69.0 (0.03) | 72.3 (0.02) | 72.8 (0.05) | 75.3 (0.04) |
| Exercise regularly, % (SE)* | 24.8 (0.01) | 20.7 (0.01) | 28.5 (0.03) | 26.0 (0.02) | 27.2 (0.05) | 21.4 (0.04) |
| Physical activity (IPAQ), % (SE)** | ||||||
| High physical activity level | 17.1 (0.01) | 10.2 (0.01) | 13.6 (0.02) | 12.4 (0.02) | 23.5 (0.05) | 19.4 (0.04) |
| Minimally active | 25.7 (0.01) | 19.3 (0.01) | 24.3 (0.02) | 19.4 (0.02) | 18.5 (0.05) | 17.3 (0.04) |
| Inactive | 57.2 (0.01) | 70.5 (0.01) | 62.1 (0.02) | 68.2 (0.02) | 58.0 (0.05) | 63.3 (0.04) |
*p < 0.03 for comparison across race-gender groups
**p < 0.001 for comparison across race-gender groups
a: Intention to follow exercise recommendation was answered only by respondents who received the recommendation
IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire