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Table 4 Intercorrelations between socioeconomic characteristics/comorbidities and clinical metrics, on pre-test

From: Impact of a structured multicomponent educational intervention program on metabolic control of patients with type 2 diabetes

 

HbA1c

BMI

BP systolic

BP diastolic

Cohabitationª

.030

.031

−.062

−.051

Academic qualificationsª

−.048

.196*

−.090

.179*

Economic difficultiesª

.238**

.033

.119

.047

Labour occupationª

.060

−.064

−.271**

−.025

Hypertensionª

−.072

.099

.002

−.167

Cardiovascular diseasesª

−.067

.045

.091

.081

Depressionª

.046

.224*

.082

−.057

Anxietyª

.030

.064

.042

.121

Diabetes complicationsª

.041

−.025

.101

−.127

Obesityª

.076

.429**

.050

.179*

Overweightª

−.227*

−.191*

−.118

−.099

Other pathologiesª

.077

−.054

−.040

−.168

Self-care adherence score

−.320**

−.016

−.159

−.213*

General diet

−.385**

.017

−.237**

−.195*

Specific diet

−.213*

−.025

−.104

−.126

Exercise

−.143

.006

−.125

−.171

Blood-glucose testing

.073

−.088

.007

−.085

Foot care

−.171

.066

.011

−.077

Medications

−.179*

−.059

−.092

−.033

  1. ª dummy variable; * p < .05; ** p <. 001