Table 3 Characteristics of respondents and whether they had been spoken to by a family member about the possibility of developing diabetes

Age (n = 322)

< 40 years (n = 150)

X² = 17.77, 2 df, p < 0.001

40-49 years (n = 97)

> 49 years (n = 75)

Gender (n = 326)

Male (n = 105)

X² = 2.7, 1 df, p = 0.10

Female (n = 221)

Marital status (n = 324)

Single/widowed (n = 98)

X² = 4.87, 1 df, p = 0.027

Married/cohabiting (n = 226)

Occupation (n = 288)

Management/Professions (n = 82)

X² = 13.47, 3 df, p = 0.004

Skilled workers (n = 78)

Unskilled workers (n = 46)

No employment (n = 82)

Number of first degree relatives with diabetes (n = 307)

One (n = 261)

X² = 4.85, 1 df, p = 0.028

More than one (n = 46)

Relative who gave questionnaire (n = 310)

Father (n = 137)

X² = 9.09, 3 df, p = 0.028

Mother (n = 88)

Sibling (n = 74)

Other (n = 11)

Likely to develop diabetes in life (n = 321)

Not at all/Not very likely (n = 140)

X² = 9.57, 1 df, p = 0.002

Quite/Very likely (n = 181)

Likely to develop diabetes if no family history (n = 320)

Not at all/Not very (n = 198)

X² = 9.92, 1 df, p = 0.002

Quite/Very likely (n = 122)

Worry that may get diabetes (n = 320)

No/Rarely (n = 167)

X² = 5.9, 1 df, p = 0.015

Sometimes/Often (n = 153)

Ratio seriousness diabetes to arthritis (n = 314)

Diabetes more serious (n = 118)

X² = 11.4, 2 df, p = 0.003

Diabetes as serious (n = 133)

Diabetes less serious (n = 63)

Ratio seriousness diabetes to cancer (n = 315)

Diabetes as serious (n = 110)

X² = 0.29, 1 df, p = 0.59

Diabetes less serious (n = 205)

Knowledge that parent with T2D is risk (n = 326)

Yes (n = 174)

X² = 13.08, 1 df, p < 0.001

No (n = 152)

Knowledge that sibling with T2D is risk (n = 326)

Yes (n = 96)

X² = 2.39, 1 df, p = 0.12

No (n = 230)