Table 2.
Distribution of responses to the 11-Item Personal Diabetes Questionnaire reported by patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at baseline, who were enrolled in the Public-Private Partnership to Improve Diabetes Education (PRIDE) trial.
| R espondents, % (n) | ||||||
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| During the past month, how often did you…. | Never | 1 time a month only | 2–3 times a month | 1–3 times a week | 4–6 times a week | 1 or more times per day |
| Overeat? (Item 1) | 22 (89) | 14 (58) | 29 (119) | 19 (78) | 11 (43) | 5 (22) |
| Eat unplanned snacks? (Item 2) | 13 (53) | 12 (51) | 30 (123) | 20 (80) | 15 (60) | 10 (42) |
| Make poor food choices? (Item 3) | 10 (40) | 9 (37) | 30 (124) | 22 (91) | 15 (60) | 14 (57) |
| Use the information about the number of calories in foods to make decisions about what to eat? (Item 4) | 49 (200) | 7 (30) | 14 (59) | 9 (37) | 11 (43) | 10 (40) |
| Use information about the number of carbohydrates in foods to make decisions about what you ate? (Item 5) | 37 (151) | 6 (23) | 15 (62) | 11 (44) | 13 (54) | 18 (75) |
| Use information about the number of grams of fat in foods to make decisions about what to eat? (Item 6) | 50 (203) | 5 (20) | 16 (66) | 12 (50) | 7 (28) | 10 (42) |
| Deliberately skip a meal or snack to cut calories or fat? (Item 7) | 48 (196) | 8 (31) | 19 (76) | 11 (44) | 8 (32) | 7 (30) |
| Deliberately take small portion sizes to cut calories, sugar or fat? (Item 8) | 33 (133) | 8 (31) | 19 (77) | 18 (73) | 11 (44) | 12 (51) |
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| Exercise and Stage of readiness for activity/exercise, % (n) | ||||||
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| Very inactive | Inactive | Little activity | Moderate activity | Active | Very active | |
| How active is your daily routine? (Item 9) | 8 (34) | 7 (27) | 29 (117) | 25 (104) | 15 (62) | 16 (65) |
| What are your plans for…? | ||||||
| Not planning to | Will try sometime in the future | Plan to start in the next month | Started within the past six months | Have been trying for over six months | ||
| Losing weight (Item 10) | 15 (61) | 16 (67) | 22 (92) | 22 (92) | 23 (96) | |
| Exercising (Item 11) | 11 (46) | 19 (78) | 29 (117) | 22 (91) | 19 (76) | |
Data are for n= 409 for items 1–9, and n= 408 for items 10 and 11.