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 | |