Table 3.

Factors associated with participant frequency of adhering to self-care behaviours

Variable	F	B	SE of β	p-value	Partial correlation	Adjusted R2
Diet	6.203					0.053
Number of years in school		0.226	0.02	0.002	0.223
Exercise	5.360					0.023
Number of years in school		0.168	0.021	0.022	0.168
SMBG	7.484					0.034
Gendera		0.198	0.104	0.007	0.198
Foot care	4.415					0.023
Number of years in school		0.153	0.022	0.037	0.153

^aGender: Male = 1, Female = 0. Diet includes both specific and general diet