Table 2.
Baseline health beliefs of participants across familial risk groups.a
| Variables (mean (SE)) | Group 1 None (n = 836) |
Group 2 Diabetes alone (n = 267) |
Group 3 DM and CHD, or stroke (n = 978) |
p-Valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | ||||
| Perceived risk | 2.58 (0.07) | 3.22 (0.08) | 3.26 (0.06) | <0.0001 |
| Perceived control | 4.02 (0.06) | 4.09 (0.07) | 4.09 (0.05) | 0.21 |
| Worry | 1.53 (0.06) | 1.91 (0.07) | 1.94 (0.06) | <0.0001 |
| Perceived severity | 4.55 (0.05) | 4.44 (0.06) | 4.53 (0.02) | 0.08 |
| CHD | ||||
| Perceived risk | 2.61 (0.06) | 2.71 (0.08) | 3.13 (0.06) | <0.0001 |
| Perceived control | 4.33 (0.05) | 4.37 (0.06) | 4.35 (0.05) | 0.63 |
| Worry | 1.86 (0.07) | 1.93 (0.08) | 2.10 (0.06) | <0.0001 |
| Perceived severity | 4.76 (0.05) | 4.80 (0.06) | 4.78 (0.05) | 0.72 |
| Stroke | ||||
| Perceived risk | 2.68 (0.06) | 2.79 (0.07) | 2.99 (0.06) | <0.0001 |
| Perceived control | 4.09 (0.06) | 4.23 (0.07) | 4.14 (0.03) | 0.051 |
| Worry | 1.63 (0.06) | 1.74 (0.07) | 1.80 (0.05) | <0.0001 |
| Perceived severity | 4.74 (0.04) | 4.75 (0.05) | 4.76 (0.04) | 0.82 |
a
Group 1: not at increased familial risk for diabetes, CHD or stroke; Group 2: increased familial risk for diabetes alone; Group 3: increased familial risk for diabetes and CHD, diabetes and stroke, and diabetes, CHD and stroke.
b
Based on ANOVA for unbalanced design data and adjusted for age, gender, race, education, and BMI.