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. 2026 Jan 5;15:43360. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-28865-y

Table 7.

Correlations between self-care domains and PHQ-9/GAD-7 scores.

Correlations PHQ-9 GAD-7
Diet r −0.161 −0.211a
p-value 0.076 0.020
Exercise r −0.106 −0.052
p-value 0.243 0.569
Blood sugar testing r −0.028 −0.081
p-value 0.758 0.374
Foot care r −0.103 −0.170
p-value 0.257 0.061
Medications r −0.022 0.001
p-value 0.808 0.987
Diabetes Self care assessment r −0.180a −0.207a
p-value 0.047 0.022

a-significant using Pearson Correlation Test at < 0.05 level.