التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
PERCEIVED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DIABETES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS PREVENTING DIABETES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS AT A LARGE MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY. |
| المؤلفون: |
Dong-Chul Seo1 seo@indiana.edu, Torabi, Mohammad R.1, Kaigang Li1, John, Priya M.2, Woodcox, Stephanie G.1, Perera, Bilesha3 |
| المصدر: |
American Journal of Health Studies. 2008, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p143-150. 8p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*DIABETES, *DIABETES prevention, *COLLEGE students, *OBESITY, *HEART diseases, *HYPERTENSION |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
DOWNERS Grove (Ill.), ILLINOIS |
| الشركة/الكيان: |
MIDWESTERN University (Downers Grove, Ill.) |
| مستخلص: |
This study investigated perceived susceptibility to diabetes and attitudes towards preventing diabetes among a total of 707 college students. Thirty-two percent of the respondents perceived themselves at risk for developing diabetes whereas 31% didn't. Only 75% believed lifestyles were associated with diabetes onset. Those who were overweight/obese, who were told as pre-diabetic, or who did not know their blood glucose levels were more likely to perceive an increased risk for developing diabetes than their counterparts when controlling for age, race/ ethnicity, and having a direct family member with diabetes. Increased efforts should be made to enhance college students' knowledge and understanding of diabetes and its prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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