Table 2.
Proportion of respondents with type 2 diabetes reporting diet advice from healthcare professional, intention to follow the recommendation, trying to lose weight, and obesity by race-gender groups
| Diet/Obesity | 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 change in what you eat, % (SE)* | 40.0 (0.02) | 42.7 (0.01) | 43.6 (0.03) | 48.9 (0.02) | 56.8 (0.06) | 56.1 (0.05) |
| Intend to follow diet recommendationa, % (SE)* | 48.2 (0.02) | 62.5 (0.02) | 62.4 (0.05) | 71.8 (0.03) | 54.3 (0.07) | 57.4 (0.07) |
| Tried to lose weight in past 12 months, % (SE)* | 62.5 (0.02) | 74.3 (0.01) | 54.1 (0.03) | 65.8 (0.02) | 58.0 (0.06) | 78.7 (0.04) |
| Obese (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2), % (SE)* | 55.3 (0.02) | 71.5 (0.01) | 52.0 (0.03) | 67.0 (0.02) | 56.3 (0.06) | 68.8 (0.05) |
*p < 0.0001 for comparison across race-gender groups
a: Intention to follow diet recommendation was answered only by respondents who received the recommendation