Table 4.

Partial correlation between age groups, illness perception, self-care management, and clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients (n = 189).

Variable	Univariate Correlation		Adjusted for Age Group
	Age Groups	Illness Perception	Age Groups	Illness Perception
Self-Care Management	0.148(.043)	0.282(0.000)	-	0.268(0.000)
Phosphorus (mg/dl)	−0.284(.000)	−0.257(0.000)	-	−0.233(0.001)
Potassium (Eq/L)	−0.223(.002)	0.208(0.004)	-	0.244(0.001)
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	0.063(.393)	0.147(0.045)	-	0.140(0.056)
Albumin (g/dl)	−0.107(.146)	0.011(0.884)	-	0.024(0.741)

Correlation coefficient (p-value).