Table 2.

Calculated and perceived risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and likelihood of having undiagnosed diabetes or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)

		Total sample	Men	Women	P
Calculated 10-year CHD Risk, %	Almost none/slight, <10%	77.8	61.4	94.3	<.001
	Moderate, 10–20%	18.8	34.1	3.4
	High, >20%	3.4	4.6	2.3
Calculated likelihood of undiagnosed diabetes/IFG, %	Almost none, <10%	4.5	.0	8.5	<.001
	Slight, 10–25%	31.9	12.0	50.0
	Moderate, 25–50%	34.4	34.7	34.2
	High, >50%	29.3	53.3	7.3
Perceived 10-year CHD risk, %	Almost none/slight, <10%	63.1	67.4	58.9	.38
	Moderate, 10–20%	26.3	24.7	27.8
	High, >20%	10.6	7.9	13.3
Perceived likelihood of diabetes/IFG, %	Almost none, <10%	32.6	28.2	36.7	.051
	Slight, 10–25%	28.0	34.1	22.2
	Moderate, 25–50%	21.7	25.9	17.8
	High, >50%	17.7	11.8	23.3