Table 4 Diabetes cause perceptions (n = 383)
Cause | Strongly agree or agree |
|---|---|
Percent (%) | |
Stress or worry | 40.5 |
Hereditary - it runs in my family | 75.5 |
A Germ or virus | 19.8 |
Diet or eating habits | 62.4 |
Chance or bad luck | 26.9 |
Poor medical care in my past | 39.9 |
Pollution in the environment | 12.3 |
My own behavior | 43.9 |
My mental attitude e.g. thinking about life negatively | 23.0 |
Family problems or worries | 25.3 |
Overwork | 28.5 |
My emotional state e.g. feeling down, lonely, anxious, empty | 23.0 |
Ageing | 46.7 |
Alcohol | 13.3 |
Smoking | 15.1 |
Accident or injury | 8.4 |
My personality | 20.6 |
Altered immunity | 19.3 |