Table 3.

Correlations of the DSMQ scales with patient characteristics and HbA1c

	DSMQ scales
	GM	DC	PA	HU	SS
Gender	−0.11	−0.04	−0.02	−0.10	−0.08
BMI	−0.05	−0.09	−0.09	−0.06	−0.07
Age	0.00	0.10	0.01	−0.07	0.02
Diabetes Duration	0.13	0.09	0.10	0.05	0.11
HbA1c	−0.75‡	−0.76‡	−0.71‡	−0.64‡	−0.78‡

Coefficients are Spearman’s ρ; ‡ P < 0.001 (two-tailed test)

Coefficients which represent type 2 diabetes patients (n = 130) are DSMQ, Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire; BMI, Body Mass Index; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; GM, Glucose Management; DC, Dietary Control; PA, Physical Activity; HU, Health-Care Use; SS, Sum Scale