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Table 1 Proportion of respondents with type 2 diabetes reporting exercise advice from healthcare professional, intention to follow the advice, attitude toward exercise, and exercise behavior by race-gender groups

From: Race/Ethnicity and gender differences in health intentions and behaviors regarding exercise and diet for adults with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional analysis

Exercise

Non-Hispanic Caucasian men

N = 1053

Non-Hispanic Caucasian women

N = 1466

Non-Hispanic African American men

N = 235

Non-Hispanic African American women

N = 470

Hispanic men

N = 81

Hispanic women

N = 98

Healthcare professional recommended increase in exercise, % (SE)

46.4 (0.02)

47.5 (0.01)

43.0 (0.03)

46.8 (0.02)

51.9 (0.06)

56.1 (0.05)

Intend to follow exercise recommendation a , % (SE)*

34.6 (0.02)

32.9 (0.02)

45.5 (0.05)

41.9 (0.03)

38.1 (0.08)

44.4 (0.07)

Think increasing exercise will keep me healthy (likely or very likely), % (SE)**

63.9 (0.02)

66.0 (0.01)

69.0 (0.03)

72.3 (0.02)

72.8 (0.05)

75.3 (0.04)

Exercise regularly, % (SE)*

24.8 (0.01)

20.7 (0.01)

28.5 (0.03)

26.0 (0.02)

27.2 (0.05)

21.4 (0.04)

Physical activity (IPAQ), % (SE)**

      

   High physical activity level

17.1 (0.01)

10.2 (0.01)

13.6 (0.02)

12.4 (0.02)

23.5 (0.05)

19.4 (0.04)

   Minimally active

25.7 (0.01)

19.3 (0.01)

24.3 (0.02)

19.4 (0.02)

18.5 (0.05)

17.3 (0.04)

   Inactive

57.2 (0.01)

70.5 (0.01)

62.1 (0.02)

68.2 (0.02)

58.0 (0.05)

63.3 (0.04)

  1. *p < 0.03 for comparison across race-gender groups
  2. **p < 0.001 for comparison across race-gender groups
  3. a: Intention to follow exercise recommendation was answered only by respondents who received the recommendation
  4. IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire