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Table 3 Correlations of psychosocial variables and diabetes-related clinical variables (n = 162)

From: Psychosocial distress, clinical variables and self-management activities associated with type 2 diabetes: a study in Ghana

Variables

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1. PAID

–

          

2. DDS

.79***

–

         

3. BDI

.53***

.51***

–

        

4. DFBC

−.26**

−.26**

−.31***

–

       

5. Diabetes duration

−01

−.04

.06

.05

–

      

6. Body Mass Index

.06

.07

.05

−.07

−02

–

     

7. HbA1c

.08

.21**

.18*

−.06

−.03

−.03

–

    

8. Complications

.10

.09

.25**

−.05

.08

−.001

.15

–

   

9. Other conditions

.01

−.03

.05

.07

−.01

.10

−.10

.08

–

  

10. Systolic

.16*

.08

.21**

−.02

−.02

.17*

.08

.08

.16*

–

 

11. Diastolic

.21**

.01

.11

−.07

−.12

.06

.09

−.11

.07

.63**

–

  1. *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001
  2. PAID Problem Area in Diabetes, DDS Diabetes Distress Scale
  3. BDI Beck Depression Inventory, DFBC Diabetes Family Behaviour Scale
  4. HbA1c Glycaemic level