Table 4.
Correlations between social support, depression, alexithymia, and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
| HbA1c | alexithymia | social support | depression | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HbA1c | 1 | |||
| alexithymia | 0.392** | 1 | ||
| social support | -0.338** | -0.357** | 1 | |
| depression | 0.509** | 0.345** | -0.095 | 1 |
**P<0.01.