Zhu TH, Mooi CS, Shamsuddin NH, Mooi CS. Diabetes empowerment scores among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its correlated factors: A cross-sectional study in a primary care setting in Malaysia. World J Diabetes 2019; 10(7): 403-413 [PMID: 31363387 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i7.403]
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Siew Mooi Ching, MD, MHSc, Associate Professor, Doctor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia. sm_ching@upm.edu.my
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
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Observational Study
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Table 6 Predictor of total empowerment scores among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients using multiple linear regressions
Variables
Unstandardized coefficients
t
Sig.
95%CI for B
Beta
Lower bound
Upper bound
Those without ischemic heart disease
5.621
2.409
0.017
1.03
10.212
Those with secondary education level and above
16.023
6.263
< 0.001
10.99
21.057
HbA1c level
-1.403
-3.668
< 0.001
-2.155
-0.65
Those received DM education exposure
6.301
3.026
0.003
2.204
10.399
Smoker status
-1.157
-0.685
0.494
-4.481
2.168
Hypertension status
1.866
1.098
0.273
-1.444
5.092
Citation: Zhu TH, Mooi CS, Shamsuddin NH, Mooi CS. Diabetes empowerment scores among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its correlated factors: A cross-sectional study in a primary care setting in Malaysia. World J Diabetes 2019; 10(7): 403-413