Authors
Patricia Chu, Arya Patel, Vicki Helgeson, Andrea B Goldschmidt, Mary Katherine Ray, Mary Ellen Vajravelu
Publication date
2023/5/1
Journal
JAMA Network Open
Volume
6
Issue
5
Pages
e2311466-e2311466
Publisher
American Medical Association
Description
Importance
Lifestyle change is central to diabetes risk reduction in youth with overweight or obesity. Feeling susceptible to a health threat can be motivational in adults.
Objective
To evaluate associations between diabetes risk perception and/or awareness and health behaviors in youth.
Design, Setting, and Participants
This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011 to 2018. Participants included youths aged 12 to 17 years with body mass index (BMI) in the 85th percentile or higher without known diabetes. Analyses were conducted from February 2022 to February 2023.
Main Outcomes and Measures
Outcomes included physical activity, screen time, and attempted weight loss. Confounders included age, sex, race and ethnicity, and objective diabetes risk (BMI, hemoglobin A1c[HbA1c]).
Exposures
Independent variables included diabetes risk perception …
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