Table 3.

Correlation Between Barriers Of Self-Care Adherence With Level Of HbA1c

Barriers	Following a Meal Plan HbA1c (r)	Taking Medication HbA1c (r)	Exercising Regularly HbA1c (r)
Too busy & care about other things	0.169**	0.174**	0.145*
Forgot	0.047	0.194**	0.040
Don’t understand	0.132*	0.080	0.012
Don’t like	0.143*	0.078	0.13*
Depression interfere	0.127*	0.127*	0.069
Doctor referred pattern	N/A	0.041	N/A
Disable	N/A	N/A	0.142*

Notes: *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.001, N/A-the barrier is not associated to self-care behavior.