Table 4.
General Linear Model (GLM) for evaluating the association between total MED-DQI score and biochemical parameters with and without mediating effects of DPI
| With DPI as co-variate | Without DPI as co-variate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | P value* | F | P value* | |
| Hb A1C (%) | 0.84 | 0.58 | 0.85 | 0.58 |
| TG(mg/dl) | 0.51 | 0.88 | 0.51 | 0.88 |
| TC(mg/dl) | 1.2 | 0.28 | 1.2 | 0.24 |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 1 | 0.44 | 0.99 | 0.44 |
| LDL(mg/dl) | 1.25 | 0.25 | 1.23 | 0.27 |
| CRP(mg/dl) | 1.72 | 0.05 | 1.71 | 0.049 |
| Albumin(g/dl) | 1.58 | 0.11 | 1.65 | 0.089 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 2.46 | 0.007 | 2.29 | 0.012 |
| Lipoprotein (a) (mg/dl) | 1.37 | 0.19 | 1.36 | 0.19 |
P-values obtained from general linear model with and without mediating effects of DPI. The significant P values are presented as italic