Table 3 Self-care activities and diabetes control
SDSCA | Days per week with appropriate self-management | Total | Poor control | Good control | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diet score | Mean (sd) | 3.07 (1.6) | 2.88 (1.6) | 3.43 (1.6) | 0.03 |
Median (IQR) | 2.8 (1.4 to 4.2) | 2.4 (1.4 to 3.8) | 3.1 (2.3 to 4.4) | 0.02 | |
Physical activity | Mean (sd) | 3.24 (2.8) | 3.11 (2.9) | 3.48 (2.7) | 0.41 |
Median (IQR) | 3.0 (0 to 7) | 2.5 (0 to 7) | 3.5 (1 to 7) | 0.35 | |
Glucose Testing | Mean (sd) | 0.22 (0.7) | 0.22 (0.8) | 0.22 (0.7) | 0.93 |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0 to 0) | 0 (0 to 0) | 0 (0 to 0) | 0.93 | |
Foot care | Mean (sd) | 6.48 (0.9) | 6.49 (1.0) | 6.46 (0.7) | 0.52 |
Median (IQR) | 7 (6 to 7) | 7 (6.4 to 7) | 7 (5.6 to 7) | 0.52 | |
Medication | Mean (sd) | 6.79 (0.8) | 6.71 (1.0) | 6.95 (0.2) | 0.05 |
Median (IQR) | 7 (7 to 7) | 7 (7 to 7) | 7 (7 to 7) | 0.05 | |
Total SDSCA score | Mean (sd) | 19.8 (3.8) | 19.4 (3.9) | 20.6 (3.4) | 0.06 |
Median (IQR) | 19.7 (16.9 to 22.4) | 18.8 (16.0 to 22.4) | 20.6 (18.5 to 23.4) | 0.04 |