Table 2 Relationship between respondent characteristics & views with whether they would like to be informed by relatives as to reduction of their health risk
| Â | "If my relative with Type 2 Diabetes received information about how I could possibly reduce my risk of getting diabetes, I would like him or her to talk to me about how I could do this." | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Â | Disagree n (%) | Agree n (%) | Statistic |
Total (n = 321) | Â | 19 (6) | 302 (94) | Â |
Gender (n = 321) | Male | 5 (5) | 101 (95) | X2 = 0.41, 1 df, p = 0.52 |
| Â | Female | 14 (6.5) | 201 (93.5) | Â |
Age (n = 318) | < 40 years | 10 (7) | 139 (93) | X2 = 0.61, 2 df, p = 0.74 |
| Â | 40-49 years | 6 (6) | 90 (94) | Â |
| Â | > 49 years | 3 (4) | 70 (96) | Â |
Marital status (n = 319) | Single/widowed | 4 (4) | 98 (96) | X2 = 0.83, 1 df, p = 0.36 |
| Â | Married/cohabiting | 14 (6) | 203 (94) | Â |
Age finished full-time education (n = 306) | < 17 years | 5 (6) | 80 (94) | X2 = 0.06, 2 df, p = 0.97 |
| Â | 17-18 years | 8 (6) | 121 (94) | Â |
| Â | > 18 years | 5 (5) | 87 (95) | Â |
View on likelihood of developing diabetes in life (n = 315) | Not at all/Not very likely | 11 (8) | 125 (92) | X2 = 1.79, 1 df, p = 0.18 |
| Â | Quite/Very likely | 8 (4) | 171 (96) | Â |
View on likelihood of developing diabetes if no family history (n = 316) | Not at all/Not very | 13 (7) | 182 (93) | X2 = 0.38, 1 df, p = 0.53 |
| Â | Quite/Very likely | 6 (5) | 115 (95) | Â |
Worries that may get diabetes (n = 316) | No/Rarely | 10 (6) | 155 (94) | X2 = 0.001, 1 df, p = 0.97 |
| Â | Sometimes/Often | 9 (6) | 142 (94) | Â |
View on seriousness of diabetes to cancer (n = 310) | Diabetes as serious | 0 | 109 (100) | X2 = 10.36, 1 df, p = 0.001 |
| Â | Diabetes less serious | 18 (9) | 183 (91) | Â |
View on seriousness of diabetes to arthritis (n = 309) | Diabetes more serious | 10 (7) | 126 (93) | X2 = 3.22, 2 df, p = 0.2 |
| Â | Diabetes as serious | 5 (8) | 56 (92) | Â |
| Â | Diabetes less serious | 3 (3) | 109 (97) | Â |
Has been spoken to by family member about possibility of getting diabetes (n = 309) | Yes | 5 (3) | 139 (97) | X2 = 3.35, 1 df, p = 0.07 |
| Â | No | 14 (8) | 151 (92) | Â |