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Table 1 Results by demographic and health characteristics for each RPA group for diet

From: Diabetes prevention among American Indians: the role of self-efficacy, risk perception, numeracy and cultural identity

 

Responsive

(N = 35)

Proactive

(N = 33)

Avoidant

(N = 22)

Indifferent

(N = 38)

Age; mean (sd)

41.6 (17.2)

41.2 (15.1)

36.0 (16.2)

38.7 (11.8)

Female; n (%)

29 (82.9)

29 (87.9)

17 (77.3)

35 (92.1)

Marital status; n (%)

 Married

14 (41.2)

14 (45.2)

10 (47.6)

19 (51.4)

 Divorced

5 (14.7)

5 (16.1)

3 (14.3)

5 (13.5)

 Widowed

1 (2.9)

3 (9.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.7)

 Never married

14 (41.2)

9 (29.0)

8 (38.1)

12 (32.4)

Education; n (%)

 Some high school

5 (15.2)

2 (6.7)

2 (9.5)

4 (10.5)

 HS grad or GED

8 (24.2)

3 (10.0)

7 (33.3)

4 (10.5)

 Some college

14 (42.4)

16 (53.3)

9 (42.9)

20 (52.6)

 College graduate

6 (18.2)

9 (30.0)

3 (14.3)

10 (26.3)

BMI; n (%)

 Normal

10 (28.6)

8 (25.8)

7 (35.0)

9 (24.3)

 Overweight

11 (31.4)

8 (25.8)

8 (40.0)

9 (24.3)

 Obese

14 (40.0)

15 (48.4)

5 (25.0)

19 (51.4)

Stage of Change: Physical Exercise; n (%)

 Maintenance

10 (32.3)

11 (33.3)

4 (19.0)

10 (26.3)

 Action

10 (32.3)

5 (15.2)

9 (42.9)

8 (21.1)

 Preparation

6 (19.4)

13 (39.4)

5 (23.8)

12 (31.6)

 Contemplation

2 (6.5)

4 (12.1)

3 (14.3)

8 (21.1)

 Precontemplation

3 (9.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Stage of Change: Eating fruit and vegetables; n (%)

 Maintenance

18 (54.5)

19 (57.6)

6 (28.6)

15 (39.5)

 Action

8 (24.2)

7 (21.2)

5 (23.8)

13 (34.2)

 Preparation

3 (9.1)

4 (12.1)

10 (47.6)

6 (15.8)

 Contemplation

4 (12.1)

2 (6.1)

0 (0.0)

3 (7.9)

 Precontemplation

0 (0.0)

1 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

Gestational diabetesa; n (%)

2 (6.5)

3 (10.0)

1 (5.3)

12 (33.3)

High blood pressure; n (%)

3 (8.6)

8 (24.2)

2 (9.1)

8 (21.1)

Family history diabetes; n (%)

11 (31.4)

18 (54.5)

10 (45.5)

26 (68.4)

Numeracy; mean (sd)

0.7 (0.8)

1.0 (1.0)

0.8 (1.0)

1.3 (1.0)

American Indian cultural identity; mean (sd)

3.4 (0.7)

3.6 (0.6)

3.1 (0.9)

3.4 (0.9)

White cultural identity; mean (sd)

2.6 (0.7)

2.7 (0.9)

2.6 (1.0)

2.8 (0.7)

Knowledge; mean (sd)

5.0 (3.3)

7.2 (1.7)

5.6 (2.9)

6.9 (2.6)

  1. aAmong women only