Table 2.
Knowledge of the health risks of overweight/obesity
| Increased risk |
Decreased risk |
No change in risk |
I don’t know |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure, n (%) | 384 (94) | 2 (0.5) | 9 (2) | 15 (4) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 392 (96) | 0 (0) | 6 (1.5) | 12 (3) |
| High cholesterol, n (%) | 374 (91) | 1 (0.2) | 12 (3) | 23 (6) |
| Joint pains/arthritis, n (%) | 364 (89) | 2 (0.5) | 11 (3) | 33 (8) |
| Sleep apnea, n (%) a | 365 (89) | 2 (1) | 9 (2) | 34 (8) |
| Breast cancer, n (%) a | 179 (44) | 4 (1) | 44 (11) | 181 (44) |
| Breast cancer, women ≥ 50 y b, n (%) | 101 (53) | 2 (1) | 17 (9) | 70 (37) |
a
Missing values: sleep apnea n=1; breast cancer n=2
b
n=190, missing value=1