Table 2.

Causal attributions for T1D and T2D

	Causal Attributions for T1D				Causal Attributions for T2D				Paired t-tests Within respondent group
	Unaffected	T1D	T2D	P value*	Unaffected	T1D	T2D	P value*	U	T1D	T2D
Diet	2.410 (1.830)	2.096 (1.558)	2.614 (1.916)	0.005	6.075 (1.039)	5.792 (1.291)	5.683 (1.573)	0.016	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Physical activity	2.531 (1.725)	1.949 (1.398)	2.517 (1.749)	0.001	5.696 (1.129)	5.681 (1.352)	5.757 (1.308)	0.877	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Overweight	2.622 (1.708)	1.950 (1.502)	2.363 (1.837)	<0.001	6.0321 (0.924)	5.991 (1.164)	5.803 (1.452)	0.224	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Environment	2.622 (1.670)	2.900 (1.891)	3.100 (1.876)	0.056	4.696 (1.619)	5.129 (1.536)	5.165 (1.601)	0.097	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Family environment	2.794 (1.853)	2.397 (1.830)	2.979 (1.936)	0.020	5.405 (1.282)	5.696 (1.209)	5.576 (1.356)	0.078	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
Genetics	6.196 (1.155)	5.667 (1.555)	6.227 (1.392)	0.005	4.837 (1.576)	5.647 (1.482)	5.866 (1.365)	<0.001	<0.001	0.495	0.047
Germ/virus	2.335 (1.632)	5.355 (1.889)	3.141 (2.168)	0.001	1.904 (1.308)	2.604 (1.613)	2.672 (1.839)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.001
Chance	3.882 (1.924)	4.223 (2.048)	3.846 (2.106)	0.153	2.743 (1.610)	2.957 (1.714)	3.017 (1.834)	0.295	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Note: M (SD) reported.

Comparisons within and between groups.

* P value reflects group differences among respondent group status and within attributions for T1D or T2D.

T1D, type 1 diabetes; T2D, type 2 diabetes.