Global survey on CVD awareness and knowledge among people with type 2 diabetes Global and Regional findings

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Figure 1: Regional distribution*

AFR, 1%

EUR, 43%

MENA, 5%

NAC, 2%

SACA, 7%

SEA, 7%

WP, 33%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 2: Age distribution*

Under 20 years, 1%

20–29 years, 2%

30–39 years, 7%

40–49 years, 15%

50–59 years, 24%

60–69 years, 31%

Over 70 years, 21%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 3: Gender distribution

Women, 48%

Men, 52%

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Figure 4: Time living with type 2 diabetes (T2D)

0–3 years, 22%

3–6 years, 18%

6–9 years, 16%

Over 9 years, 44%

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Figure 5: Highest level of education achieved

Primary school, 12%

High school, 26%

Vocational school, 20%

Bachelor’s degree, 25%

Master’s degree, 12%

PhD, 2%

None, 3%

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Figure 6: Knowledge of CVD

Heart attack 75%

Heart failure 59%

Angina 58%

Stroke 56%

Peripheral arterial disease 55%

Atherosclerosis 51%

Aortic aneurysm 37%

Brain haemorrhage 36%

Do not know 5%

None 2%

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AFRHigh blood pressure 78%

Overweight or obesity 76%

High cholesterol 71%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 70%

Smoking 68%

Physical inactivity 63%

Family history of CVD 59%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 58%

High levels of stress 54%

More than five years living with diabetes 53%

Aged over 65 years 47%

Excessive alcohol consumption 46%

Depression 38%

Do not know 5%

None 4%

Figure 7: Knowledge of CVD risk factors

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Figure 8: Self-evaluation of CVD risk

No risk, 10%

Low risk, 17%

Somewhat risk, 37%

Moderate risk, 19%

High risk, 17%

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Figure 8More than five years living with diabetes 61%

Overweight or obesity 56%

High blood pressure 55%

Physical inactivity 49%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 49%

High cholesterol 46%

Family history of CVD 45%

High levels of stress 44%

Aged over 65 years 39%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 35%

Male gender 28%

Smoking 28%

Depression 23%

Excessive alcohol consumption 14%

Do not know 0%

None 0%

Figure 9: Existing CVD risk factors

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2 4 6 8 10 12

Heart attack 11%

Heart failure 7%

Stroke 7%

Do not know 6%

Brain haemorrhage 2%

Figure 10: Experienced CVD events

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AFRAt the time of T2D diagnosis 25%

Never 17%

Soon after T2D diagnosis 13%

Not sure/cannot recall 11%

Before T2D diagnosis 11%

On several occasions 8%

Several years after T2D diagnosis 7%

At the time of CVD diagnosis 5%

Soon after CVD diagnosis 2%

Several years after CVD diagnosis 1%

Figure 11: Discussion(s) with a health professional about T2D and CVD

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*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and withoutdecimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

In the last six months 21%

In the last month 17%

Never 17%

More than a year ago 13%

Not sure/cannot recall 12%

More than six months ago 11%

Several years ago 10%

Figure 12: Last time discussing CVD risk factors with a health professional*

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Figure 13: Conceptions of CVD risk

I can lower my risk of CVD through healthy diet and physical exercise

82%

Stress is associated with a higher risk of CVD

82%

Men and women are at the same risk of developing CVD

50%

Diabetes will not increase my risk for CVD as long as I take my medication

43%

Only people who are overweight or obese are at risk of developing CVD

23%

CVD is genetic, so there is nothing I can do to prevent it

22%

I am too young to worry about CVD 10%

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Figure 14: Information needed to better understand the risks associated with T2D and CVD in order to reduce them

Tips on how to reduce my risk of CVD through diet and exercise

68%

Information on self-management of diabetes

67%

General information on signs and symptoms of CVD

65%

Information on risk factors associated with the development of CVD

60%

Advice on how to control and self-manage hypertension

54%

Advice on how to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight

54%

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Figure 14Health professional 78%

Information displayed at diabetes clinic 40%

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs) 34%

TV or radio programmes 27%

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets) 23%

Family/friends 22%

Local patient organisations 17%

Scientific journals 15%

Newspapers 12%

Other caregivers 11%

Social media 11%

Daily magazines 7%

Advertisements 4%

None 2%

Figure 15: CVD information sources on which the participants rely

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Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied

9%

19%

24%

27%

33%

26%

26%

37%

39%

39%

38%

45%

50%

8%

14%

14%

17%

14%

16%

18%

17%

16%

17%

21%

20%

19%

18%

23%

27%

26%

23%

28%

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25%

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24%

22%

21%

21%

18%

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16%

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11%

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11%

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7%

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43%

27%

16%

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14%

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8%

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Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs)

Family/friends

Scientific journals

TV or radio programmes

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets)

Local patient organisations

Social media

Other caregivers

Newspapers

Daily magazines

Advertisements

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and withoutdecimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 16: Level of satisfaction with the information quality on cardiovascular disease (CVD)*

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Figure 17: Age distribution*

Under 20 years, 1%

20–29 years, 3%

30–39 years, 11%

40–49 years, 17%

50–59 years, 23%

60–69 years, 27%

Over 70 years, 17%

*The numbers are rounded up for visualpurposes and without decimals give theimpression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 18: Gender distribution

Women, 54%

Men, 46%

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Figure 19: Time living with type 2 diabetes (T2D)

0–3 years, 31%

3–6 years, 14%

6–9 years, 17%

Over 9 years, 38%

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Figure 20: Highest level of education achieved*

Primary school, 16%

High school, 0%

Vocational school, 21%

Bachelor’s degree, 33%

Master’s degree, 18%

PhD, 7%

None, 6%

*The numbers are rounded up for visualpurposes and without decimals give theimpression that they do not add up to 100%

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Stroke 56%

Heart attack 55%

Heart failure 50%

Peripheral arterial disease 39%

Atherosclerosis 36%

Angina 35%

Do not know 33%

Brain haemorrhage 23%

Aortic aneurysm 22%

None 5%

Figure 21: Knowledge of CVD

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Overweight or obesity 61%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 59%

High blood pressure 58%

High cholesterol 56%

Excessive alcohol consumption 51%

Physical inactivity 50%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 50%

Smoking 49%

Family history of CVD 46%

High levels of stress 45%

Aged over 65 years 38%

More than five years living with diabetes 33%

Do not know 32%

Depression 30%

None 1%

Figure 22: Knowledge of CVD risk factors

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Figure 23: Self-evaluation of CVD risk

No risk, 47%

Low risk, 16%

Somewhat risk, 22%

Moderate risk, 8%

High risk, 7%

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5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Physical inactivity 33%

High levels of stress 33%

High blood pressure 32%

Overweight or obesity 32%

Family history of CVD 30%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 28%

More than five years living with diabetes 28%

High cholesterol 25%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 22%

Male gender 22%

Aged over 65 years 21%

Depression 19%

Smoking 16%

Excessive alcohol consumption 15%

Do not know 0%

None 0%

Figure 24: Existing CVD risk factors

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Figure 9

3 6 9 12 15

Do not know 14%

Stroke 5%

Heart failure 5%

Heart attack 4%

Brain haemorrhage 2%

Figure 25: Experienced CVD events

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Figure 10

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Never 38%

Soon after T2D diagnosis 15%

Not sure/cannot recall 14%

At the time of T2D diagnosis 14%

Before T2D diagnosis 6%

On several occasions 6%

Several years after T2D diagnosis 4%

At the time of CVD diagnosis 2%

Several years after CVD diagnosis 1%

Soon after CVD diagnosis 0%

Figure 26: Discussion(s) with a health professional about T2D and CVD

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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Never 38%

In the last six months 14%

Not sure/cannot recall 14%

More than a year ago 12%

In the last month 11%

Several years ago 6%

More than six months ago 4%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 27: Last time discussing CVD risk factors with a health professional*

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Figure 28: Conceptions of CVD riskFigure 12I can lower my risk of CVD through healthy diet and physical exercise

92%

Stress is associated with a higher risk of CVD

68%

Men and women are at the same risk of developing CVD

64%

Diabetes will not increase my risk for CVD as long as I take my medication

62%

CVD is genetic, so there is nothing I can do to prevent it

36%

Only people who are overweight or obese are at risk of developing CVD

29%

I am too young to worry about CVD 20%

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Figure 29: Information needed to better understand the risks associated with T2D and CVD in order to reduce them

Tips on how to reduce my risk of CVD through diet and exercise

90%

General information on signs and symptoms of CVD

89%

Information on risk factors associated with the development of CVD

88%

Information on self-management of diabetes

47%

Advice on how to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight

40%

Advice on how to control and self-manage hypertension

40%

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20 40 60 80 100

Health professional 82%

Information displayed at diabetes clinic 61%

Local patient organisations 52%

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs) 34%

Social media 13%

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets) 12%

Scientific journals 7%

Other caregivers 5%

TV or radio programmes 5%

Family/friends 4%

None 4%

Newspapers 1%

Daily magazines 1%

Advertisements 1%

Figure 30: CVD information sources on which the participants rely

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11%

14%

19%

13%

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36%

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17%

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11%

2%

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Health professional

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Local patient organisations

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs)

Social media

Scientific journals

TV or radio programmes

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets)

Other caregivers

Newspapers

Family/friends

Daily magazines

Advertisements

Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 31: Level of satisfaction with the information quality on cardiovascular disease (CVD)*

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Figure 32: Age distribution

Under 20 years, 0%

20–29 years, 1%

30–39 years, 4%

40–49 years, 12%

50–59 years, 25%

60–69 years, 36%

Over 70 years, 22%

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Figure 33: Gender distribution

Women, 47%

Men, 53%

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Figure 34: Time living with type 2 diabetes (T2D)*

0–3 years, 19%

3–6 years, 17%

6–9 years, 18%

Over 9 years, 45%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 35: Highest level of education achieved*

Primary school, 13%

High school, 2%

Vocational school, 35%

Bachelor’s degree, 23%

Master’s degree, 19%

PhD, 3%

None, 7%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Heart attack 82%

Heart failure 64%

Peripheral arterial disease 62%

Angina 59%

Stroke 56%

Atherosclerosis 54%

Aortic aneurysm 41%

Brain haemorrhage 39%

Do not know 4%

None 1%

Figure 36: Knowledge of CVD

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20 40 60 80 100

High blood pressure 84%

Overweight or obesity 84%

High cholesterol 75%

Smoking 75%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 73%

Physical inactivity 68%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 67%

Family history of CVD 66%

High levels of stress 59%

More than five years living with diabetes 56%

Aged over 65 years 52%

Excessive alcohol consumption 51%

Depression 37%

None 3%

Do not know 3%

Figure 37: Knowledge of CVD risk factors

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Figure 38: Self-evaluation of CVD risk

No risk, 6%

Low risk, 15%

Somewhat risk, 36%

Moderate risk, 22%

High risk, 21%

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Figure 8More than five years living with diabetes 64%

Overweight or obesity 59%

High blood pressure 57%

Family history of CVD 48%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 45%

High cholesterol 45%

High levels of stress 45%

Physical inactivity 44%

Aged over 65 years 42%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 33%

Male gender 29%

Smoking 27%

Depression 17%

Excessive alcohol consumption 11%

Do not know 0%

None 0%

Figure 39: Existing CVD risk factors

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Figure 9

3 6 9 12 15

Heart attack 14%

Heart failure 9%

Stroke 6%

Do not know 4%

Brain haemorrhage 2%

Figure 40: Experienced CVD events

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5 10 15 20 25 30

At the time of T2D diagnosis 27%

Soon after T2D diagnosis 14%

Never 14%

Not sure/cannot recall 10%

Before T2D diagnosis 9%

On several occasions 9%

At the time of CVD diagnosis 8%

Several years after T2D diagnosis 6%

Soon after CVD diagnosis 2%

Several years after CVD diagnosis 2%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 41: Discussion(s) with a health professional about T2D and CVD*

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5 10 15 20 25

In the last six months 21%

More than a year ago 15%

Never 15%

In the last month 14%

More than six months ago 13%

Several years ago 11%

Not sure/cannot recall 11%

Figure 42: Last time discussing CVD risk factors with a health professional

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Figure 43: Conceptions of CVD riskFigure 12Stress is associated with a higher risk of CVD

83%

I can lower my risk of CVD through healthy diet and physical exercise

81%

Diabetes will not increase my risk for CVD as long as I take my medication

49%

Men and women are at the same risk of developing CVD

45%

CVD is genetic, so there is nothing I can do to prevent it

25%

Only people who are overweight or obese are at risk of developing CVD

22%

I am too young to worry about CVD 7%

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Figure 44: Information needed to better understand the risks associated with T2D and CVD in order to reduce them Figure 13General information on signs and symptoms of CVD

65%

Information on self-management of diabetes

65%

Tips on how to reduce my risk of CVD through diet and exercise

64%

Information on risk factors associated with the development of CVD

54%

Advice on how to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight

52%

Advice on how to control and self-manage hypertension

50%

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Figure 14

20 40 60 80 100

Health professional 81%

Information displayed at diabetes clinic 36%

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs) 35%

TV or radio programmes 28%

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets) 27%

Family/friends 21%

Local patient organisations 20%

Scientific journals 17%

Other caregivers 15%

Newspapers 11%

Social media 7%

Daily magazines 7%

Advertisements 2%

None 2%

Figure 45: CVD information sources on which the participants rely

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Figure 1511%

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34%

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Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs)

Family/friends

Scientific journals

Local patient organisations

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets)

TV or radio programmes

Other caregivers

Newspapers

Social media

Daily magazines

Advertisements

Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 46: Level of satisfaction with the information quality on cardiovascular disease (CVD)*

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Figure 47: Age distribution*

Under 20 years, 1%

20–29 years, 5%

30–39 years, 14%

40–49 years, 27%

50–59 years, 32%

60–69 years, 17%

Over 70 years, 5%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 48: Gender distribution

Women, 50%

Men, 50%

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Figure 49: Time living with type 2 diabetes (T2D)

0–3 years, 28%

3–6 years, 26%

6–9 years, 18%

Over 9 years, 28%

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Figure 50: Highest level of education achieved

Primary school, 44%

High school, 19%

Vocational school, 6%

Bachelor’s degree, 17%

Master’s degree, 10%

PhD, 3%

None, 1%

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Figure 5

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Heart attack 64%

Angina 58%

Heart failure 39%

Peripheral arterial disease 35%

Stroke 33%

Atherosclerosis 33%

Aortic aneurysm 24%

Brain haemorrhage 18%

Do not know 3%

None 1%

Figure 51: Knowledge of CVD

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Figure 6Smoking 68%

High blood pressure 67%

High cholesterol 62%

Overweight or obesity 62%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 50%

Depression 49%

More than five years living with diabetes 45%

Physical inactivity 42%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 40%

Aged over 65 years 37%

Family history of CVD 36%

High levels of stress 35%

Excessive alcohol consumption 35%

Do not know 2%

None 0%

Figure 52: Knowledge of CVD risk factors

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Figure 53: Self-evaluation of CVD risk

No risk, 14%

Low risk, 19%

Somewhat risk, 32%

Moderate risk, 13%

High risk, 22%

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Figure 9

5 10 15 20

Heart attack 18%

Stroke 11%

Heart failure 10%

Brain haemorrhage 5%

Do not know 2%

Figure 54: Experienced CVD events

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*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 10

5 10 15 20 25

Never 22%

At the time of T2D diagnosis 19%

Soon after T2D diagnosis 16%

Before T2D diagnosis 10%

Several years after T2D diagnosis 10%

Not sure/cannot recall 8%

On several occasions 6%

At the time of CVD diagnosis 4%

Soon after CVD diagnosis 3%

Several years after CVD diagnosis 1%

Figure 55: Discussion(s) with a health professional about T2D and CVD*

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Figure 11

5 10 15 20 25

In the last month 21%

In the last six months 18%

More than a year ago 18%

Several years ago 16%

More than six months ago 10%

Never 10%

Not sure/cannot recall 7%

Figure 56: Last time discussing CVD risk factors with a health professional

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Figure 57: Conceptions of CVD riskFigure 12I can lower my risk of CVD through healthy diet and physical exercise

72%

Diabetes will not increase my risk for CVD as long as I take my medication

65%

Stress is associated with a higher risk of CVD

63%

Only people who are overweight or obese are at risk of developing CVD

53%

Men and women are at the same risk of developing CVD

53%

CVD is genetic, so there is nothing I can do to prevent it

48%

I am too young to worry about CVD 39%

Middle East and North Africa

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Figure 58: Information needed to better understand the risks associated with T2D and CVD in order to reduce them Figure 13Information on self-management of diabetes

63%

General information on signs and symptoms of CVD

18%

Tips on how to reduce my risk of CVD through diet and exercise

7%

Advice on how to control and self-manage hypertension

5%

Advice on how to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight

5%

Information on risk factors associated with the development of CVD

2%

Middle East and North Africa

MENA

AFR

Global findings

Regional comparison

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Figure 14Health professional 75%

Information displayed at diabetes clinic 52%

Family/friends 35%

TV or radio programmes 32%

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs) 24%

Other caregivers 21%

Local patient organisations 21%

Social media 18%

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets) 15%

Newspapers 14%

Scientific journals 11%

Advertisements 7%

Daily magazines 7%

None 2%

Figure 59: CVD information sources on which the participants rely

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Figure 157%

10%

33%

25%

33%

24%

42%

31%

36%

34%

44%

46%

51%

9%

23%

19%

17%

18%

24%

21%

28%

25%

23%

21%

24%

21%

15%

27%

19%

24%

21%

24%

12%

18%

19%

21%

18%

12%

12%

14%

9%

11%

15%

11%

13%

8%

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7%

8%

5%

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52%

27%

14%

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9%

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4%

Health professional

Information displayed at diabetes clinic

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs)

TV or radio programmes

Social media

Family/friends

Scientific journals

Local patient organisations

Other caregivers

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets)

Newspapers

Advertisements

Daily magazines

Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 60: Level of satisfaction with the information quality on cardiovascular disease (CVD)*

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Figure 61: Age distribution*

Under 20 years, 1%

20–29 years, 6%

30–39 years, 8%

40–49 years, 16%

50–59 years, 21%

60–69 years, 35%

Over 70 years, 14%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

North America and Caribbean

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Figure 62: Gender distribution*

Women, 55%

Men, 46%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 63: Time living with type 2 diabetes (T2D)

0–3 years, 38%

3–6 years, 9%

6–9 years, 15%

Over 9 years, 38%

North America and Caribbean

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Figure 64: Highest level of education achieved

Primary school, 2%

High school, 17%

Vocational school, 11%

Bachelor’s degree, 41%

Master’s degree, 23%

PhD, 4%

None, 2%

North America and Caribbean

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20 40 60 80 100

Heart attack 90%

Peripheral arterial disease 81%

Heart failure 79%

Atherosclerosis 75%

Stroke 73%

Angina 69%

Aortic aneurysm 54%

Brain haemorrhage 51%

None 2%

Do not know 2%

Figure 65: Knowledge of CVD

North America and Caribbean

NAC

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Overweight or obesity 95%

High blood pressure 90%

High cholesterol 89%

Physical inactivity 88%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 86%

Family history of CVD 86%

Smoking 85%

High levels of stress 84%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 82%

Aged over 65 years 68%

More than five years living with diabetes 67%

Excessive alcohol consumption 62%

Depression 53%

Do not know 2%

None 1%

Figure 66: Knowledge of CVD risk factors

North America and Caribbean

NAC

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Figure 67: Self-evaluation of CVD risk

No risk, 10%

Low risk, 17%

Somewhat risk, 35%

Moderate risk, 22%

High risk, 16%

North America and Caribbean

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Figure 8Figure 68: Existing CVD risk factors

Overweight or obesity 62%

Family history of CVD 62%

More than five years living with diabetes 58%

High levels of stress 51%

Physical inactivity 51%

High cholesterol 42%

High blood pressure 42%

Male gender 38%

Aged over 65 years 35%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 32%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 31%

Depression 29%

Smoking 14%

Excessive alcohol consumption 9%

North America and Caribbean

NAC

AFR

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MENA

EUR

Figure 9

0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

Heart attack 4%

Heart failure 2%

Do not know 2%

Stroke 1%

Brain haemorrhage 0%

Figure 69: Experienced CVD events

North America and Caribbean

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Figure 10

5 10 15 20

Never 20%

At the time of T2D diagnosis 16%

Soon after T2D diagnosis 14%

Before T2D diagnosis 13%

Not sure/cannot recall 12%

On several occasions 12%

Several years after T2D diagnosis 8%

At the time of CVD diagnosis 2%

Several years after CVD diagnosis 2%

Soon after CVD diagnosis 1%

Figure 70: Discussion(s) with a health professional about T2D and CVD

North America and Caribbean

NAC

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*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 11

5 10 15 20 25

In the last six months 25%

In the last month 23%

Never 19%

Several years ago 9%

Not sure/cannot recall 9%

More than a year ago 8%

More than six months ago 8%

Figure 71: Last time discussing CVD risk factors with a health professional*

North America and Caribbean

NAC

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Figure 72: Conceptions of CVD riskFigure 12I can lower my risk of CVD through healthy diet and physical exercise

99%

Stress is associated with a higher risk of CVD

89%

Men and women are at the same risk of developing CVD

39%

Diabetes will not increase my risk for CVD as long as I take my medication

20%

Only people who are overweight or obese are at risk of developing CVD

7%

CVD is genetic, so there is nothing I can do to prevent it

5%

I am too young to worry about CVD 3%

North America and Caribbean

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Figure 73: Information needed to better understand the risks associated with T2D and CVD in order to reduce them

Tips on how to reduce my risk of CVD through diet and exercise

79%

General information on signs and symptoms of CVD

75%

Information on risk factors associated with the development of CVD

75%

Information on self-management of diabetes

64%

Advice on how to control and self-manage hypertension

61%

Advice on how to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight

60%

North America and Caribbean

NAC

AFR

Global findings

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Figure 14Health professional 69%

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs) 66%

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets) 25%

Information displayed at diabetes clinic 24%

Scientific journals 21%

Family/friends 13%

Local patient organisations 10%

TV or radio programmes 9%

Social media 8%

Other caregivers 6%

Newspapers 4%

Advertisements 3%

Daily magazines 1%

None 1%

Figure 74: CVD information sources on which the participants rely

North America and Caribbean

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Figure 1511%

16%

27%

27%

24%

39%

42%

48%

42%

40%

55%

55%

48%

11%

15%

12%

19%

19%

22%

17%

16%

24%

18%

18%

24%

24%

28%

27%

20%

23%

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Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs)

Health professional

Scientific journals

Information displayed at diabetes clinic

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets)

Family/friends

Local patient organisations

Other caregivers

TV or radio programmes

Social media

Daily magazines

Advertisements

Newspapers

Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 75: Level of satisfaction with the information quality on cardiovascular disease (CVD)*

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Figure 76: Age distribution*

Under 20 years, 1%

20–29 years, 3%

30–39 years, 10%

40–49 years, 20%

50–59 years, 32%

60–69 years, 27%

Over 70 years, 8%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 77: Gender distribution

Women, 57%

Men, 43%

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Figure 78: Time living with type 2 diabetes (T2D)

0–3 years, 29%

3–6 years, 21%

6–9 years, 17%

Over 9 years, 33%

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Figure 79: Highest level of education achieved

Primary school, 10%

High school, 21%

Vocational school, 9%

Bachelor’s degree, 38%

Master’s degree, 14%

PhD, 6%

None, 2%

South and Central America

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Heart attack 79%

Heart failure 68%

Peripheral arterial disease 67%

Angina 66%

Stroke 63%

Atherosclerosis 62%

Aortic aneurysm 47%

Brain haemorrhage 41%

Do not know 4%

None 2%

Figure 80: Knowledge of CVD

South and Central America

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Overweight or obesity 87%

High blood pressure 83%

High cholesterol 81%

Physical inactivity 81%

Smoking 80%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 79%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 77%

Family history of CVD 76%

High levels of stress 76%

Excessive alcohol consumption 61%

More than five years living with diabetes 52%

Aged over 65 years 46%

Depression 46%

Do not know 4%

None 0%

Figure 81: Knowledge of CVD risk factors

South and Central America

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Figure 82: Self-evaluation of CVD risk

No risk, 8%

Low risk, 20%

Somewhat risk, 36%

Moderate risk, 19%

High risk, 17%

South and Central America

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Figure 8Physical inactivity 63%

Overweight or obesity 60%

Family history of CVD 60%

More than five years living with diabetes 57%

High levels of stress 57%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 44%

High blood pressure 42%

High cholesterol 40%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 31%

Male gender 29%

Depression 26%

Aged over 65 years 22%

Smoking 17%

Excessive alcohol consumption 10%

Figure 83: Existing CVD risk factors

South and Central America

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Figure 9

1 2 3 4 5 6

Do not know 6%

Heart attack 6%

Heart failure 6%

Stroke 4%

Brain haemorrhage 1%

Figure 84: Experienced CVD events

South and Central America

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Figure 10

5 10 15 20 25

At the time of T2D diagnosis 21%

Never 21%

Before T2D diagnosis 16%

Soon after T2D diagnosis 13%

On several occasions 9%

Several years after T2D diagnosis 8%

Not sure/cannot recall 8%

At the time of CVD diagnosis 2%

Soon after CVD diagnosis 1%

Several years after CVD diagnosis 1%

Figure 85: Discussion(s) with a health professional about T2D and CVD

South and Central America

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Figure 11

5 10 15 20 25 30

In the last six months 26%

In the last month 25%

Never 19%

More than a year ago 9%

More than six months ago 8%

Not sure/cannot recall 7%

Several years ago 6%

Figure 86: Last time discussing CVD risk factors with a health professional

South and Central America

SACA

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Figure 87: Conceptions of CVD riskFigure 12I can lower my risk of CVD through healthy diet and physical exercise

97%

Stress is associated with a higher risk of CVD

89%

Men and women are at the same risk of developing CVD

60%

Diabetes will not increase my risk for CVD as long as I take my medication

33%

CVD is genetic, so there is nothing I can do to prevent it

14%

Only people who are overweight or obese are at risk of developing CVD

14%

I am too young to worry about CVD 5%

South and Central America

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Figure 88: Information needed to better understand the risks associated with T2D and CVD in order to reduce them Figure 13Tips on how to reduce my risk of CVD through diet and exercise

74%

Information on risk factors associated with the development of CVD

71%

General information on signs and symptoms of CVD

71%

Information on self-management of diabetes

60%

Advice on how to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight

59%

Advice on how to control and self-manage hypertension

54%

South and Central America

SACA

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Health professional 79%

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs) 51%

Information displayed at diabetes clinic 39%

Scientific journals 34%

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets) 27%

TV or radio programmes 25%

Social media 23%

Family/friends 19%

Newspapers 16%

Local patient organisations 15%

Daily magazines 13%

Other caregivers 8%

Advertisements 6%

None 1%

Figure 89: CVD information sources on which the participants rely

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Figure 1514%

22%

22%

14%

28%

26%

29%

30%

42%

47%

39%

47%

45%

13%

15%

14%

16%

23%

24%

23%

23%

18%

19%

23%

22%

22%

20%

23%

23%

31%

23%

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Scientific journals

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Family/friends

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TV or radio programmes

Social media

Local patient organisations

Other caregivers

Newspapers

Advertisements

Daily magazines

Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied

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Figure 90: Level of satisfaction with the information quality on cardiovascular disease (CVD)*

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Figure 91: Age distribution*

Under 20 years, 1%

20–29 years, 5%

30–39 years, 13%

40–49 years, 24%

50–59 years, 29%

60–69 years, 22%

Over 70 years, 7%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 92: Gender distribution

Women, 37%

Men, 63%

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Figure 93: Time living with type 2 diabetes (T2D)*

0–3 years, 24%

3–6 years, 21%

6–9 years, 18%

Over 9 years, 38%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 94: Highest level of education achieved

Primary school, 10%

High school, 16%

Vocational school, 7%

Bachelor’s degree, 41%

Master’s degree, 23%

PhD, 1%

None, 2%

South East Asia

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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Heart attack 65%

Angina 59%

Stroke 51%

Heart failure 45%

Peripheral arterial disease 32%

Atherosclerosis 23%

Aortic aneurysm 14%

Brain haemorrhage 14%

Do not know 7%

None 5%

Figure 95: Knowledge of CVD

South East Asia

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Overweight or obesity 61%

High cholesterol 60%

High blood pressure 59%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 54%

Smoking 52%

High levels of stress 49%

Aged over 65 years 45%

More than five years living with diabetes 45%

Physical inactivity 43%

Family history of CVD 39%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 38%

Excessive alcohol consumption 34%

Depression 32%

Do not know 5%

None 4%

Figure 96: Knowledge of CVD risk factors

South East Asia

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Figure 97: Self-evaluation of CVD risk

No risk, 29%

Low risk, 22%

Somewhat risk, 26%

Moderate risk, 13%

High risk, 10%

South East Asia

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Figure 8More than five years living with diabetes 58%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 56%

Overweight or obesity 49%

High levels of stress 49%

High blood pressure 48%

High cholesterol 47%

Physical inactivity 47%

Family history of CVD 44%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 44%

Male gender 44%

Aged over 65 years 35%

Smoking 32%

Depression 31%

Excessive consumption 23%

Figure 98: Existing CVD risk factors

South East Asia

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Figure 9

5 10 15 20

Heart attack 16%

Stroke 14%

Heart failure 9%

Do not know 9%

Brain haemorrhage 3%

Figure 99: Experienced CVD events

South East Asia

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Figure 10Never 19%

At the time of T2D diagnosis 18%

Before T2D diagnosis 18%

Several years after T2D diagnosis 14%

Soon after T2D diagnosis 12%

Not sure/cannot recall 7%

On several occasions 5%

At the time of CVD diagnosis 3%

Several years after CVD diagnosis 2%

Soon after CVD diagnosis 2%

Figure 100: Discussion(s) with a health professional about T2D and CVD

South East Asia

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*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 11

5 10 15 20 25

In the last month 24%

In the last six months 21%

Never 17%

More than a year ago 13%

More than six months ago 12%

Several years ago 9%

Not sure/cannot recall 3%

Figure 101: Last time discussing CVD risk factors with a health professional*

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Figure 102: Conceptions of CVD riskFigure 12

I can lower my risk of CVD through healthy diet and physical exercise

86%

Stress is associated with a higher risk of CVD

84%

Diabetes will not increase my risk for CVD as long as I take my medication

67%

Men and women are at the same risk of developing CVD

65%

Only people who are overweight or obese are at risk of developing CVD

47%

CVD is genetic, so there is nothing I can do to prevent it

39%

I am too young to worry about CVD 28%

South East Asia

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Figure 103: Information needed to better understand the risks associated with T2D and CVD in order to reduce them Figure 13Information on self-management of diabetes

64%

General information on signs and symptoms of CVD

62%

Tips on how to reduce my risk of CVD through diet and exercise

60%

Information on risk factors associated with the development of CVD

56%

Advice on how to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight

51%

Advice on how to control and self-manage hypertension

48%

South East Asia

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Health professional 75%

Information displayed at diabetes clinic 37%

Family/friends 31%

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs) 20%

Local patient organisations 18%

Newspapers 18%

TV or radio programmes 16%

Social media 14%

Scientific journals 11%

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets) 10%

Daily magazines 10%

Other caregivers 7%

Advertisements 6%

None 3%

Figure 104: CVD information sources on which the participants rely

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Figure 155%

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Family/friends

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Other caregivers

Advertisements

Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied

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Figure 105: Level of satisfaction with the information quality on cardiovascular disease (CVD)*

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Figure 106: Age distribution*

Under 20 years, 1%

20–29 years, 3%

30–39 years, 7%

40–49 years, 13%

50–59 years, 20%

60–69 years, 29%

Over 70 years, 28%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 107: Gender distribution

Women, 50%

Men, 50%

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Figure 108: Time living with type 2 diabetes (T2D)

0–3 years, 22%

3–6 years, 16%

6–9 years, 14%

Over 9 years, 48%

Western Pacific

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Figure 109: Highest level of education achieved*

Primary school, 14%

High school, 22%

Vocational school, 24%

Bachelor’s degree, 32%

Master’s degree, 5%

PhD, 2%

None, 2%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Heart attack 69%

Stroke 58%

Heart failure 56%

Angina 55%

Atherosclerosis 53%

Peripheral arterial disease 50%

Brain haemorrhage 39%

Aortic aneurysm 35%

Do not know 6%

None 1%

Figure 110: Knowledge of CVD

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High blood pressure 73%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 70%

Overweight or obesity 69%

High cholesterol 68%

Smoking 60%

Physical inactivity 58%

Family history of CVD 53%

More than five years living with diabetes 52%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 50%

High levels of stress 46%

Aged over 65 years 42%

Excessive alcohol consumption 40%

Depression 36%

None 7%

Do not know 7%

Figure 111: Knowledge of CVD risk factors

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Figure 112: Self-evaluation of CVD risk*

No risk, 9%

Low risk, 16%

Somewhat risk, 42%

Moderate risk, 19%

High risk, 15%

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

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Figure 8More than five years living with diabetes 59%

Uncontrolled blood sugar levels 51%

Physical inactivity 51%

High blood pressure 50%

Overweight or obesity 50%

High cholesterol 47%

Aged over 65 years 41%

High levels of stress 38%

Family history of CVD 37%

Diet high in saturated and trans fats 33%

Smoking 25%

Depression 22%

Male gender 20%

Excessive alcohol consumption 15%

None 0%

Do not know 0%

Figure 113: Existing CVD risk factors

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Figure 9

2 4 6 8 10

Do not know 10%

Heart attack 7%

Stroke 6%

Heart failure 4%

Brain haemorrhage 3%

Figure 114: Experienced CVD events

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Figure 10At the time of T2D diagnosis 28%

Never 19%

Not sure/cannot recall 14%

Soon after T2D diagnosis 11%

Before T2D diagnosis 10%

On several occasions 7%

Several years after T2D diagnosis 6%

At the time of CVD diagnosis 3%

Soon after CVD diagnosis 1%

Several years after CVD diagnosis 1%

Figure 115: Discussion(s) with a health professional about T2D and CVD

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Figure 11

5 10 15 20

Never 19%

In the last six months 19%

In the last month 17%

Not sure/cannot recall 16%

More than a year ago 11%

Several years ago 10%

More than six months ago 8%

Figure 116: Last time discussing CVD risk factors with a health professional

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Figure 117: Conceptions of CVD riskFigure 12

I can lower my risk of CVD through healthy diet and physical exercise

82%

Stress is associated with a higher risk of CVD

81%

Men and women are at the same risk of developing CVD

53%

Diabetes will not increase my risk for CVD as long as I take my medication

31%

Only people who are overweight or obese are at risk of developing CVD

17%

CVD is genetic, so there is nothing I can do to prevent it

13%

I am too young to worry about CVD 6%

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Figure 118: Information needed to better understand the risks associated with T2D and CVD in order to reduce them Figure 13Information on self-management of diabetes

76%

Tips on how to reduce my risk of CVD through diet and exercise

74%

General information on signs and symptoms of CVD

65%

Information on risk factors associated with the development of CVD

65%

Advice on how to control and self-manage hypertension

59%

Advice on how to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight

55%

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Figure 14Health professional 75%

Information displayed at diabetes clinic 44%

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs) 32%

TV or radio programmes 30%

Family/friends 23%

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets) 21%

Newspapers 12%

Local patient organisations 10%

Social media 10%

Scientific journals 9%

Daily magazines 7%

Other caregivers 6%

Sakae – Japanese magazine 6%

Advertisements 4%

None 2%

Figure 119: CVD information sources on which the participants rely

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Figure 155%

10%

11%

17%

16%

19%

28%

19%

30%

27%

29%

26%

32%

36%

5%

10%

11%

13%

13%

15%

17%

17%

17%

16%

18%

21%

20%

20%

18%

26%

37%

31%

33%

32%

28%

35%

30%

33%

32%

33%

32%

31%

20%

21%

21%

21%

21%

17%

15%

17%

12%

14%

12%

13%

10%

8%

52%

32%

21%

18%

17%

16%

12%

12%

10%

10%

9%

7%

6%

5%

Health professional

Information displayed at diabetes clinic

Sakae – Japanese magazine

Digital options (e.g. internet, blogs)

TV or radio programmes

Family/friends

Scientific journals

Printed material (e.g. leaflets/booklets)

Local patient organisations

Social media

Other caregivers

Newspapers

Daily magazines

Advertisements

Very unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very satisfied

*The numbers are rounded up for visual purposes and without decimals give the impression that they do not add up to 100%

Figure 120: Level of satisfaction with the information quality on cardiovascular disease (CVD)*

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Figure 121: Age distribution comparison across regions

Under 20 years

20–29 years

30–39 years

40–49 years

50–59 years

60–69 years

Over 70 years

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Figure 122: Gender distribution comparison across regions

Women

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0–3 years

3–6 years

6–9 years

Over 9 years

Figure 123: Time living with diabetes comparison across regions

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AFR EUR MENA NAC

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Primary school

High school

Vocational school

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

None

Figure 124: Education level comparison across regions

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AFR EUR MENA NAC

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No risk

Low risk

Somewhat risk

Moderate risk

High risk

Figure 125: Self-evaluation of CVD risk across regions

AFR EUR MENA NAC SACA SEA WP

100%

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80%

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Somewhat risk

Moderate risk

High risk

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Figure 126: Discussion(s) with a health professional about T2D and CVD across regions

On several occasions

Several years after CVD diagnosis

Soon after CVD diagnosis

At the time of CVD diagnosis

Several years after T2D diagnosis

Soon after T2D diagnosis

At the time of T2D diagnosis

Before T2D diagnosis

Never

Not sure/cannot recall

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Figure 7100%

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Figure 127: Last time discussing CVD risk factors with a health professional across regions

AFR EUR MENA NAC SACA SEA WP

In the last month

In the last six months

More than six months ago

More than a year ago

Several years ago

Never

Not sure/cannot recall

100%

0%

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20%

30%

40%

50%

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90%