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

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 5 Adjusted models for the relationship with glycemic control and quality of life

	A1c	Blood Pressure	Lipids	PCS	MCS
Adjusted Analyses
SAI score	0.001	0.33	0.60	−0.004	0.23**
R²	0.1058	0.0930	0.0259	0.0207	0.2004
SAI indicator - education
No high school degree (ref)	---	---	---	---	---
High school graduate	−0.40	−2.36	4.00	−0.10	0.96**
College graduate	−0.37	−2.75	−1.70	0.03	0.58
Post college	−0.76*	0.92	12.90	0.03	0.85
SAI indicator - employment
Unemployed (ref)	---	---	---	---	---
Retired	0.27	−0.78	−8.85	0.02	−0.13
Working part time	0.34	−0.03	−2.50	0.20	0.59
Working full time	0.71*	−0.02	−0.53	0.04	0.64*
SAI indicator – marital status
Never married (ref)	---	---	---	---	---
Divorced/separated	0.17	2.00	−0.46	0.06	−0.37
Married	0.13	0.85	1.13	−0.17	−0.06
SAI indicator – substance abuse
Abusing drugs and alcohol (ref)	---	---	---	---	---
Abusing drugs	−0.56	1.19	3.84	0.05	−0.41
Abusing alcohol	−0.62	−0.31	−4.02	−0.12	0.29
No drug or alcohol abuse	−0.39	1.04	−5.31	−0.18	0.31
SAI indicator – income
> $20,000 (ref)	---	---	---	---	---
$20,000 - $49,999	0.07	1.91	7.23	0.05	0.06
$50,000 and more	−0.23	3.03	8.17	0.06	0.003
R²	0.1408	0.1038	0.0381	0.0397	0.2235

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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