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Volume 8: No. 6, November 2011
| Causes and risk factors | Diabetes, Mean (SD) | Cardiovascular Disease, Mean (SD) | Difference | |
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| t | P value | |||
| Advanced age | 3.8 (1.0) | 3.7 (0.9) | t232 = − 1.07 | <.001 |
| Raised cholesterol levels | NA | 4.0 (1.0) | NC | NC |
| Raised blood pressure | NA | 4.1 (1.0) | NC | NC |
| Being overweight | 4.0 (1.0) | NA | NC | NC |
| Unhealthy diet or eating habits | 3.8 (1.2) | 4.1 (1.1) | t237 = 3.94 | <.001 |
| Lack of physical activity | 3.4 (1.2) | 4.1 (1.0) | t238 = 7.93 | <.001 |
| Current smoker | 2.9 (1.2) | 4.0 (1.2) | t235 = 13.17 | <.001 |
| Heredity . . . runs in the family | 3.6 (1.3) | 4.0 (1.1) | t236 = 3.77 | <.001 |
| Having diabetes | NA | 3.4 (1.1) | NC | NC |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; NC, not calculated NA, not assessed.
Figure. Causal beliefs for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, the Netherlands, 2007 (n = 255). Participants indicated on a scale of 1 to 5 for each cause the extent to which they believed it could be a cause (or risk factor) of diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
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The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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