Table 4.

Impact of selected variables on adherence to dietary recommendations

Tested variable	b	βstd	−95% CI	+95% CI	t-statistic	P-value
Sociodemographic variables
Intercept	5.774				21.027	0.000
Sex	−0.642	−0.158	−0.366	0.050	−1.511	0.134
Female, male
Intercept	5.170				18.291	0.000
Education	0.230	0.057	−0.153	0.268	0.540	0.590
Basic, vocational
Secondary	0.610	0.180	−0.031	0.391	1.698	0.093
Higher	0.330	0.087	−0.125	0.298	0.814	0.418
Intercept	5.732				22.844	0.000
Place of residence	0.368	0.097	−0.174	0.369	0.714	0.477
Rural area, town of up to 20,000 inhabitants
Town of 20,000–100,000 inhabitants	0.334	0.097	−0.160	0.355	0.752	0.454
City/town of >100,000 inhabitants	−0.532	−0.203	−0.448	0.041	−1.655	0.101
Intercept	5.648				18.944	0.000
Monthly income
Up to PLN 1,200
PLN 1,201–2,500	0.094	0.041	−0.304	0.386	0.237	0.813
PLN 2,501–4,000	0.352	0.123	−0.226	0.472	0.702	0.485
>4,000 PLN	−0.048	−0.014	−0.429	0.401	−0.067	0.947
Medical variables
Intercept	5.296				22.485	0.000
Dietician’s supervision	0.954	0.197	−0.009	0.404	1.899	0.061
Intercept	5.455				25.519	0.000
Dietary treatment only	1.545	0.138	−0.071	0.346	1.313	0.193
Intercept	5.182				21.552	0.000
Dietary treatment and oral antidiabetics	1.178	0.263	0.059	0.466	2.568	0.012
Intercept	5.366				24.552	0.000
Dietary treatment and oral antidiabetics and insulin	1.412	0.211	0.005	0.416	2.032	0.045
Intercept	4.316				9.758	0.000
Regular blood glucose testing	1.504	0.305	0.105	0.506	3.024	0.003
Intercept	5.606				15.919	0.000
Presence of complications	−0.158	−0.038	−0.248	0.173	−0.358	0.721
Lifestyle factors
Intercept	5.206				15.096	0.000
Physical activity	0.478	0.116	−0.094	0.325	1.098	0.275
Intercept	5.529				22.528	0.000
Smoking tobacco	−0.095	−0.021	−0.231	0.190	−0.194	0.847

Notes: b, regression coefficient; β_std, standardized regression coefficient; PLN, Polish zloty.