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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Dec 19;26(7):691–696. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2012.746302

Table 2.

Risk Perception at Delivery

Total Low Risk High Risk p
Respondents, N (%) 70 27 (38.6) 43 (61.4)
Risk for diabetes in next 10 years, N (%) <0.0001
Almost no chance 2 (2.9) 2 (7.4) 0
Slight 25 (35.7) 25 (92.6) 0
Moderate 31 (44.3) 0 31 (72.1)
High 12 (17.1) 0 12 (27.9)
Risk for diabetes in next 10 years if no lifestyle change, N (%) <0.0001
Almost no chance 1 (1.4) 1 (3.7) 0
Slight 11 (15.7) 10 (37.0) 1 (2.3)
Moderate 27 (38.6) 11 (40.7) 16 (37.2)
High 31 (44.3) 5 (18.5) 26 (60.5)
Modifiers of risk perception
Personal control, mean (SD) 3.2 (0.4) 3.2 (0.5) 3.2 (0.4) 0.67
Optimistic bias, mean (SD) 2.1 (0.4) 2.3 (0.4) 1.9 (0.3) 0.0005
Benefits/barriers, mean (SD) 3.5 (0.6) 3.5 (0.6) 3.4 (0.6) 0.45
Knowledge of diabetes risk factors
Correctly recognized the following modifiable risk factors, N (%):
Regular physical activity 64 (91.4) 25 (92.6) 39 (90.7) 1
Controlling weight gain 62 (88.6) 25 (92.6) 37 (86.0) 0.39
Eating a healthy diet 65 (92.9) 26 (96.3) 39 (90.7) 0.28
Correctly identified GDM as a risk factor, N (%) 66 (94.3) 25 (92.6) 41 (95.3) 0.64
Total knowledge of diabetes risk factors (of 11 possible points), mean (SD) 6.0 (1.9) 5.9 (1.7) 6.1 (2.0) 0.68