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Table 2 Proportion of respondents with type 2 diabetes reporting diet advice from healthcare professional, intention to follow the recommendation, trying to lose weight, and obesity 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

Diet/Obesity

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 change in what you eat, % (SE)*

40.0 (0.02)

42.7 (0.01)

43.6 (0.03)

48.9 (0.02)

56.8 (0.06)

56.1 (0.05)

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

48.2 (0.02)

62.5 (0.02)

62.4 (0.05)

71.8 (0.03)

54.3 (0.07)

57.4 (0.07)

Tried to lose weight in past 12 months, % (SE)*

62.5 (0.02)

74.3 (0.01)

54.1 (0.03)

65.8 (0.02)

58.0 (0.06)

78.7 (0.04)

Obese (body mass index ≥30 kg/m 2 ), % (SE)*

55.3 (0.02)

71.5 (0.01)

52.0 (0.03)

67.0 (0.02)

56.3 (0.06)

68.8 (0.05)

  1. *p < 0.0001 for comparison across race-gender groups
  2. a: Intention to follow diet recommendation was answered only by respondents who received the recommendation