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. 2018 Jul 5;41(9):1862–1869. doi: 10.2337/dc18-0391

Table 2.

Predictors of DD total score and subscales and HbA1c (n = 301)

Descriptive statistics
Effect size (d) Model results (F value)
All subjects (n = 301) KnowIt (n = 149) OnTrack (n = 152) Time Treatment group Time × treatment
Total DD
 Baseline 2.88 (0.61) 2.87 (0.63) 2.90 (0.60)
 3 months 2.24 (0.63) 2.25 (0.65) 2.23 (0.62)
 9 months 2.17 (0.59) 2.18 (0.65) 2.15 (0.52)
 0–3 months 281.26*** 0.00 0.36
 3–9 months 5.44* 0.13 0.00
 0–9 months 1.06 338.98*** 0.00 1.85
Powerlessness
 Baseline 4.09 (0.98) 4.04 (0.98) 4.14 (0.97)
 3 months 3.02 (1.05) 3.04 (1.10) 3.00 (1.01)
 9 months 2.91 (1.03) 2.98 (1.11) 2.97 (0.94)
 0–3 months 257.47*** 0.10 1.13
 3–9 months 2.93 0.40 0.14
 0–9 months 0.98 286.93*** 0.00 1.85
Diabetes management
 Baseline 3.38 (1.13) 3.29 (1.10) 3.46 (1.15)
 3 months 2.41 (1.03) 2.35 (0.99) 2.47 (1.07)
 9 months 2.93 (0.95) 2.37 (0.94) 2.42 (0.96)
 0–3 months 237.41*** 1.73 0.19
 3–9 months 0.10 0.67 0.32
 0–9 months 0.92 256.74*** 1.13 0.93
Hypoglycemia distress
 Baseline 2.66 (1.17) 2.64 (1.18) 2.68 (1.17)
 3 months 2.18 (1.03) 2.18 (1.07) 2.18 (0.98)
 9 months 2.02 (0.86) 2.00 (0.84) 2.05 (0.89)
 0–3 months 65.07*** 0.2 0.03
 3–9 months 9.25** 0.08 0.20
 0–9 months 0.61 111.69*** 0.14 0.05
Negative social perceptions
 Baseline 2.26 (1.14) 2.30 (1.04) 2.22 (1.23)
 3 months 1.83 (0.98) 1.90 (1.04) 1.75 (0.92)
 9 months 1.73 (0.93) 1.76 (0.96) 1.70 (0.89)
 0–3 months 63.58*** 1.14 0.46
 3–9 months 3.29 1.20 0.86
 0–9 months 0.55 88.70*** 0.44 0.03
Eating distress
 Baseline 3.45 (1.23) 3.42 (1.25) 3.48 (1.22)
 3 months 2.63 (1.12) 2.67 (1.15) 2.59 (1.11)
 9 months 2.63 (1.11) 2.60 (1.11) 2.65 (1.12)
 0–3 months 131.67*** 0.01 0.95
 3–9 months 0.00 0.01 1.08
 0–9 months 0.65 127.02*** 0.25 0.00
Physician distress
 Baseline 1.96 (1.10) 2.00 (1.11) 1.92 (1.08)
 3 months 1.77 (1.05) 1.74 (1.04) 1.81 (1.07)
 9 months 1.71 (0.96) 1.81 (1.04) 1.62 (0.86)
 0–3 months 10.73** 0.1 1.80
 3–9 months 1.13 0.38 5.27*
 0–9 months 0.23 15.85*** 1.92 0.70
Friend and family distress
 Baseline 2.23 (1.14) 2.24 (1.19) 2.22 (1.10)
 3 months 1.78 (0.90) 1.81 (0.91) 1.74 (0.89)
 9 months 1.69 (0.88) 1.66 (0.92) 1.72 (0.85)
 0–3 months 72.16*** 0.18 0.13
 3–9 months 3.29 0.00 1.59
 0–9 months 0.53 85.11*** 0.02 0.45
HbA1c
 Baseline 8.80 (1.12) 8.77 (1.13) 8.83 (1.11)
 3 months 8.67 (1.19) 8.60 (1.18) 8.74 (1.21)
 9 months 8.62 (1.22) 8.59 (1.25) 8.65 (1.19)
 0–3 months 8.95** 0.60 0.83
 3–9 months 1.30 0.53 0.84
 0–9 months 14.90*** 0.20 0.00

Data are mean (SD) unless otherwise specified.

DD scores range from 1 to 6, with ≥2.0 indicating significant distress.

*P < 0.05.

**P < 0.01.

***P < 0.001.