Table 5.
Multiple lineal regression analysis of predicting variables for quality of life.
| SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ADHERENCE PRECURSORS | QUALITY OF LIFE | |||||||||||
| Physical | Psychological | Level of independence | Social relationships | Environment | Spirituality/Religion/Personal beliefs | |||||||
| β * | P-value | β | P-value | β | P-value | β | P-value | β | P-value | β | P-value | |
| Gender | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.01 | ||||||||
| Educational level | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.00 | ||
| Age | 0.17 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
| Hypertension | 0.11 | 0.05 | ||||||||||
| Duration of diabetes in years (since first diagnosis) | -0.15 | 0.01 | ||||||||||
| Fasting Glucose mmol/L | -0.13 | 0.03 | ||||||||||
| Combination of knowledge and attitude | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.00 | ||
| R2 = 0.09 | R2a = 0.08 | R2 = 0.20 | R2a = 0.18 | R2 = 0.10 | R2a = 0.09 | R2 = 0.09 | R2a = 0.08 | R2 = 0.15 | R2a = 0.14 | |||
* β standardized regression coefficients.