Table 2.

The table shows the patient experiences and knowledge of diabetes mellitus (continue)

POSSIBLE CAUSES OF DIABETES	Baseline Mean (SD)	Exit point Mean (SD)
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Section 3
1. Stress or worry	2.49 (0.95)	2.64 (1.02)
2. Hereditary it runs in my family	3.19 (1.20)	3.21 (1.17)
3. A germ or virus	2.49 (1.32)	2.67 (1.29)
4. Diet or eating habits	3.25 (1.21)	3.14 (1.20)
5. Chance or bad luck	2.58 (1.06)	2.66 (1.07)
6. Poor medical care in my past	2.86 (1.02)	2.78 (1.05)
7. Pollution in the environment	3.04 (1.09)	2.95 (1.15)
8. My own behaviour	3.29 (1.14)	3.29 (1.23)
9. My mental attitude, e.g. thinking about life negatively	2.95 (1.05)	3.05 (1.13)
10. Family problems or worries	3.00 (1.16)	2.98 (1.14)
11. Overwork	3.09 (1.17)	3.00 (1.18)
12. My emotional state, e.g. feeling down, lonely, anxious, empty	2.97 (1.13)	3.11 (1.12)
13. Ageing	3.12 (1.20)	3.01 (1.11)
14. Alcohol	3.02 (1.12)	3.10 (1.22)
15. Smoking	3.33 (1.21)	3.30 (1.21)
16. Accident or injury	2.74 (1.30)	2.84 (1.29)
17. My personality	3.46 (1.24)	3.37 (1.29)
18. Altered immunity	3.11 (1.22)	3.14 (1.21)