Table 1: The frequency of social and cultural themes by groups (entries are percentages of respondents within each group mentioning this theme - multiple theme mentions are permitted).
Clinical Risk/Economic Disadvantagea | |||||
Themes | +/+ Group 1 |
+/- Group 2 |
-/+ Group 3 |
-/- Group 4 |
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Overall N = 125 |
n = 28 | n = 32 | n = 24 | n = 41 | |
Experience of change and transition | 77.6 | 75.0 | 86.5c | 87.5 | 68.3 |
Adhering to food traditions | 42.4 | 57.2b | 40.5 | 37.5 | 43.9c |
Car main transport/long commute | 41.6 | 28.6 | 41.6 | 50.0b | 48.8c |
Time constraints | 40.0 | 32.2 | 37.8 | 41.6c | 51.2b |
Guided by peer appearance | 32.0 | 17.9 | 24.3 | 33.3 | 43.9b |
Active caregiver for dependents | 32.0 | 25.0 | 21.6 | 37.5c | 39.0 |
Lack of trust in health care or health care providers | 28.8 | 60.0b | 16.2 | 29.2 | 21.9 |
Living in a neighborhood with few amenities | 21.6 | 32.2c | 18.9 | 33.3 | 9.8 |
Not part of the local community | 20.8 | 46.4b | 13.5 | 25.0 | 17.0 |
Low health literacy | 20.0 | 32.1b | 27.0c | 16.6 | 17.0 |
Group Summary Description | Isolated skeptics | Concerned seniors | Financially pressured caregivers | Time-pressured young |
a: Clinical risk defined as having 2 or more of 3 clinical risk factors: age ≥ 45 years, body mass index ≥ 26.9 kg/m2, hypertension. Economic disadvantage defined as having 2 or more of 3 economic factors: ≤ 199% federal poverty level, financial constraint, difficulty buying food; b: Key primary factor; c: Key secondary factor.