Table 4.

Hierarchical Linear Regression of HbA1c Onto Demographic Characteristics, HL and Self-Care Behaviors

Step/Variable	β** (Step 1)	p-value*	β** (Step 2)	p-value*
(1) Age groups	−0.002	0.975	−0.035	0.342
Gender	0.084	0.565	0.054	0.435
Job	0.052	0.719	0.030	0.666
Marital status	0.001	0.991	0.003	0.930
(2) Reading health information			−0.029	0.641
Ability to access health information			−0.020	0.755
Understanding health information			−0.007	0.921
Appraisal of health information			−0.096	0.921
Decision-making			0.118	0.024
Diet			−0.679	0.001
Exercise			−0.379	0.001
Glucose monitoring			0.065	0.112
Medications			−0.088	0.013
R2	0.002	0.980	0.804	0.001

Notes: *p<0.05, **β is standardized coefficient.