Use of social adaptability index to explain self-care and diabetes outcomes

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 4 Unadjusted models for the relationship with glycemic control and quality of life

	A1c	Blood Pressure	Lipids	PCS	MCS
Unadjusted Analyses
SAI score	−0.19	0.24	−0.20	0.004	0.23***
R²	0.0008	0.0015	0.0001	0.0002	0.0584
SAI indicator - education
No high school degree (ref)	---	---	---	---	---
High school graduate	−0.34	−5.15*	3.39	−0.19	1.07**
College graduate	−0.16	−6.12**	−2.11	−0.04	0.58
Post college	−0.62	−1.24	8.35	0.01	0.96*
SAI indicator - employment
Unemployed (ref)	---	---	---	---	---
Retired	−0.03	−0.67	−14.78*	0.09	0.70**
Working part time	−0.26	0.64	0.75	0.28	0.92*
Working full time	0.66**	0.62	4.29	0.04	1.16***
SAI indicator – marital status
Never married (ref)	---	---	---	---	---
Divorced/separated	0.27	0.44	−3.02	−0.01	−0.40
Married	0.33	−1.70	−5.69	−0.20	0.22
SAI indicator – substance abuse
Abusing drugs and alcohol (ref)	---	---	---	---	---
Abusing drugs	−0.65*	3.75	5.19	0.10	−0.46
Abusing alcohol	−0.74*	2.79	−1.30	0.03	−0.01
No drug or alcohol abuse	−0.61*	5.60*	−3.34	0.03	0.26
SAI indicator – income
> $20,000 (ref)	---	---	---	---	---
$20,000 - $49,999	−0.05	0.32	4.39	0.03	0.08
$50,000 and more	−0.42	2.10	2.90	0.06	0.23
R²	0.0308	0.0317	0.0192	0.0238	0.0903

Bold = statistical significance, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ref. = reference A1c = hemoglobin A1c, PCS = physical component of quality of life, MCS = mental component of quality of life adjusted for age, race, gender, site, diabetes duration, health status and comorbidity

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