Table 4.

Summary of Bivariate Associations with AHEI Diet Quality

Variable	Correlation Association	Two-sample T- test
Age	.18
Minority versus Non-Hispanic Caucasian		−2.41*
Education (<Bachelor’s degree versus ≥ Bachelors)		−5.00**
Depressive Symptoms (PHQ-9)	−.10
Dietary Knowledge	.21
Threat of T2DM
Personal Control	.17
Worry	.00
Optimistic Bias	.16
Risk Knowledge	.22
10-year Risk (No/slight chance versus Moderate/High chance)		−.23
Perceived dietary benefits	.20
Perceived dietary barriers	−.18
Dietary Self-Efficacy	.33**

Note.

^*P < .05;

^**P < .001.

PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire; T2DM = type 2 diabetes.